Judy, at age 13 is working on an island as a mother's helper during the summer. Her mind body and spirit is widened and deepened experiencing the divine natural beauty surrounding this island located on Long Island Sound. She meets Ray, her future husband at age 15. Ray shares the island he roamed all his life. Judy develops a natural kinship for the island as she experiences what makes it so special to her. Judy and Ray fall in love and marry after Judy completes her nursing education. As a family Judy and Ray continue to enjoy the island. Judy has not yet discovered the mystery of her passivity and Ray's dominance in their relationship. The distance between them widens after retirement. Judy desperately hopes to save their marriage. Judy navigates her way through the flotsam of a marriage wreck when she returns to an educated environment. Her tragic love story ends with her awareness of her issues of abandonment and abuse in Beyond Low Ebb.