Lily's Ghost

Cheryl Drake Harris makes an unforgettable and compelling debut withLily's Ghost, a Barnes & Noble DISCOVER selection. Drake Harris' novel explores the abiding love between parent and child as it examines the terrifying legacy of trauma and memory. Set in a close-knit town in Maine, Drake Harris describes the life of Lily Townsend, a doctor who served in Vietnam and experienced and survived unimaginable terror and loss. Although Lily is safe now, her past has made her afraid of light, sensitive to sudden sounds, and fearful of seeing haunting wartime images. Now she must overcome this past to confront her greatest challenge, following an act of betrayal that threatens to take away the one thing she cannot live without: her young son. Plunged into a bitter custody battle, befriended by a man with a heartbreaking secret of his own, Lily must fightto escape her own memories, to survive an uncertain future, and to protect, above all else, the love between a mother and child.Harris, Cheryl Drake is the author of 'Lily's Ghost', published 2006 under ISBN 9780385339339 and ISBN 038533933X.