Discovering Elena: My Mother's Secret

By J Carol Nemeth

Description:

A little wooden chest

A tiny baby’s hat, old faded photos and a half of a metal medallion.

Kate Cigler’s grandmother just passed leaving her the family bakery. On the day of the funeral her two great-aunts handed her the little chest and an address in Wyoming. “You must go, Katarina. Discover your mother’s past secrets.” Secrets? Mother had secrets? But Mother had been a simple baker in small town Ohio. Before she had died years ago, why hadn’t she told Kate her secrets? Why was this coming to light now?
What would Kate find in Wyoming to shed light on her mother’s past? Who would she find? What did the clues in the chest mean? Who were the military men with her mother in the faded photos? And why did she look so happy with one and so unhappy with the other? Dread filled her as she stared at the second one. That uniform. Why was Mother standing next to him?

Gabe Flanagan couldn’t believe his eyes when he walked into the living room at Scott ranch. It was the woman from the plane. He didn’t believe in luck, but something was going his way. He hadn’t believed he’d ever see her again. Her face had looked so familiar, but he couldn’t figure out who she reminded him of. Now? Now he knew.

Book Takeaway:

Learning to forgive no matter how drastically someone has been wronged.

Why the author wrote this book:

It's a part of a collection my publisher got together, but I wrote it as a tribute to my husband's Czechoslovakian family, his grandmother's family in particular.