Welcome to the most tumultuous summer of the twentieth century. It's 1969, and for the Levin family, the times are a-changing. Every year, the children have looked forward to spending the summer at their grandmother's historic home in downtown Nantucket. But like so much else in America, nothing is the same this year: Blair, the eldest sister, is stranded in Boston, pregnant with twins and unable to travel. Middle sister Kirby, caught up in the thrilling...

"Orphans Gig and Rye Dolan don't have a penny to their names. The brothers work grueling, odd jobs each day just to secure a meal, and spend nights sleeping wherever they can with other day laborers. Twenty-three-year-old Gig is a passionate union man, fighting for fair pay and calling out the corrupt employers who exploit the working class. Eager to emulate his older brother, Rye follows suit, though he can't quite muster Gig's passion for the cause....

Angie Robinson and Simon Canfield were from opposite sides of the track. But when they were seventeen, their love knew no boundaries. When Mrs. Canfield told Angie her son had found someone else, she didn't believe it--until she saw the proof. So Angie took the money Mrs. Canfield offered her to leave Groves Point. Now she's returned--to pay back every cent. Suddenly twelve long years seems like yesterday as she looks into the stormy eyes of the only...

Having escaped to the Unknown Regions, Lina and the others seek help from the village people of Sparks.