Meet Jill Caugherty, Author of "The View from Half Dome"

Meet Jill Caugherty at Wonderland Book Club. This free, public event is co-sponsored by the NC Writers’ Network. We start at 10:15 a.m. (Quail Ridge Books opens at 10 a.m.) and will end by noon with a group photo (be sure to stick around for that!). Her book, The View from Half Dome, is available for purchase at Quail Ridge Books. To order the book, call: 919-828-1588. We will be meeting UPSTAIRS.

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Please invite your friends to come to this meeting. It's free and they don't have to be a member of the NC Writers' Network or Wonderland Book Club to join us—we welcome all interested folks!

About the Book: The View from Half Dome
1934. Isabel longs to escape her squalid San Francisco neighborhood.
While her mother struggles to make ends meet and her older brother serves
with the CCC at Yosemite, she manages the household and comforts her
younger sister with stories about an idyllic imaginary world. Desperate for a
taste of freedom, she takes matters into her own hands—with tragic
consequences.
Distraught, she flees to Yosemite, where she falls in love with its majestic
beauty. Inspired by Enid Michael, the park's only female ranger-naturalist,
Isabel hikes, learns new skills, and discovers an inner strength she never
knew she had. But even as she relishes her independence, she hides her grief,
along with a terrible secret she fears will destroy relations with her family.
And when she receives upsetting news from home, Isabel must decide if she
can assist her family without sacrificing her chance at a new life.
Rich with historical detail and lyrical prose, The View from Half Dome is a
moving coming-of-age story about hope, forgiveness, nature's healing power,
and the courage to overcome societal boundaries and grow, regardless of age.
About the Author: Jill Caugherty
Jill Caugherty is a former senior marketing manager and a Stanford graduate with an M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has published two historical novels with a small press: Waltz in Swing Time (2020); and The View from Half Dome (2023), winner of the 2023 NC Author Project for YA Fiction and the 2023 IPPY Bronze medal for Best Regional Fiction, Pacific West. Jill is a member of the Women’s Fiction Writers Association and NC Writers’ Network and lives in Raleigh with her husband and daughter.

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