Carol is the daughter of an alcoholic father whom she loves and fears, and a practical career-driven mother who does what it takes to care for her daughter during the challenging years of the depression and WWII. After her parent's divorce, six year old Carol is left without a full-time parent to care for her and must live as a boarder with a series of three different families. Carol overcomes obstacles with courage, wit, and perseverance, and through it all she learns that love can nurture wounded hearts back to health. Sometimes tragic, often humorous, and always heartwarming, Seven Years Between will delight readers of all ages with its colorful cast of characters.