“You did what?” That’s the question that propels Hallee through When Memories Were Mailed.
When Hallee is sent to the lake house—not by choice—to help her grandmother pack for an upcoming move, she expects a long, boring summer without her boyfriend. Instead, she uncovers love letters and the surprising life her grandmother once led: Jennifer’s year of isolated duty in the Coast Guard with twenty-two men and one other woman on Okinawa.
With each letter, something new is revealed about her grandmother’s service and adventures, and Hallee begins to see Jennifer in a new light.
When Memories Were Mailed tells the story of what it means to seize unique opportunities seldom offered to women in the military, live with the choices we make, and share the stories that could change lives.
