While walking the beachfront in her small but charming little town on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi, Abby Henderson comes face to face with someone from her past, a rich and famous musician. At age 19 she spends one reckless and romantic evening in the French Quarter of New Orleans with the British celebrity.Abby tries for over thirty years to bury the secret of that unfortunate but thrilling encounter. You see Abby was also in love with her college sweetheart, Anselm Henderson when she spent that magical night so long ago with the handsome young rock star. She and Anselm were married shortly afterwards. Abby was never really sure who fathered her twin sons. From the moment Rick Clayton mysteriously appears back into her life until the end of the story, bits and pieces of Abby's past will be uncovered to complicate her present and threaten her future.
This is the first of Mimi's published novels. I think of Mimi often and remember reading the drafts and talking about what prompted the story. My copy was loaned and never returned, so this is added sadness to that of losing Mimi.