Do you remember the first time you realized that the world was not what it seemed? The first time that the innocence of childhood disappeared as the smoke screen lifted revealing things you didn't understand about people you thought you knew? The first time the truth wasn’t what you saw with your eyes but what required you to use all your senses to comb through the details and determine what really happened? The first time you had decide whether telling the truth was worth hurting and losing someone you loved?
Evie was fifteen when her father returned from World War II. As life slowly gets back to normal her father Joe decides to take the family to Palm Beach for an overdue family vacation. While it first seems like a great way to ditch the first few weeks of school, Florida isn’t all sunshine and palm trees. The off-season and small hotel clientle allow for new friendships and relationships to blossom but not everyone is who they appear to be. Handsome Peter Coleridge catches Evie’s attention and the stars in her eyes blind her to what others clearly see. As the smoke screen of childhood begins to fade, for the first time she's aware that the world isn't black and white. Her parents have a few secrets of their own and the mindset of bigotry didn’t suddenly vanish with the triumph of victory over Hitler. A natural disaster is the final crack in Evie’s naivete. As Evie copes with the new world around her, you'll discover through Evie’s eyes What I Saw and How I Lied.
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