Our Lost Years

by Patricia Clifton

Publisher - BookBaby

Category - General Novel

Lily Mae is an intelligent young girl, born into a family of displaced field workers trying to make a living in the San Joaquin Valley. Lily reads and understands the changing times in agriculture in the valley, but her family only knows their way of doing things. He insightful way of thinking gives her an opportunity to move to Georgia north of Savannah. Lily understood the opportunities and the reason why her mother had to let her go with the lady to her fine home as a companion to her daughter. She enjoyed a life much different than what she would have had with her family. She was with this family, but felt alone, so when Ralph the delivery guy showered her a little attention, she became smitten and withing a short time was ready to become his wife. Their marriage was short lived because as soon as Ralph began to abuse her, she felt unwanted and uncared for. Ralph was cheating his customers and his fate was eventually reached an end. Lily had met a kind gentleman and platonic friend at the Piggly Wiggly while shopping for groceries. Her friend, knowing what has happened to Ralph, advises her to go back to California and stay with her mother and he would contact her later. She stayed with her mother and had many advances at her job working in the city library. After 35 years she had a chance to go back to Georgia. There she thought the answers to things she didn't understand would come. Through a mutual friend, she was reunited with her friend William. They reestablished their relationship and Lily found out William had not lived the rich man's life, but became entangled in Ralphs fate and was used as a scapegoat and punished for the wrongs Ralph had committed.

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