When the book begins, Lily Verner is trying to get through the funeral of her husband. They had been married a long, long time and she knows it won't be easy to face life without him. Her family is very supportive and Emily, her oldest granddaughter at 17, is particularly attentive. Over a cup of tea Emily tells her grandma of her plans to go to India with a college group to help an orphanage. They are also raising money - by doing a sponsored parachute jump. That takes Lily back many decades to her family's company that made the silk parachutes for the war. So begins the story of Lily's early life - her best friend, her brother, the silk factory, her first love and the decision she made one day that changed her life forever. Guilt has been a part of her life ever since the war. It will be up to Emily to help Lily face the truth. Added bonus - you will learn something about silk!
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