Neston

Ette Durand's plans for the summer of 1964 take a surprising turn when Olympic swimming hopeful Dieter Norden arrives to wait tables at her parents' lakeside Vermont inn. Dieter Norden attracts attention in more ways than one, and when he and Ette spend time together, her friends take notice. Their questions add to her doubts of how out of step she is with the new directions they are taking, and throughout the summer, their common bonds are tested. As Ette and Dieter's unlikely friendship grows, she comes to the crossroad of choice. She can go the way of the world and fit in, or she can count the cost and take an unexpected journey of faith.The beginning of a beautiful friendship and the start of one long story, Neston is the first book in The Neston Novels Series. Set in Wortham County, a fictional locale in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, Neston is undergoing change from timber town to tourist destination. Follow Ette Durand and Dieter Norden throughout the series as they navigate the choppy waters of the 1960s and beyond.