Under the Apple Tree

Mystery, thriller, romance –– in short, it's a ghost story. Rosie is forlorn when she and her mother leave the suburbs of Boston for Maine, uprooting her social life and disrupting her last year of high school. Understandably, she believes it is the end of the world. But, unfortunately for her, small town life isn’t nearly as dull as she feared. Rosie finds herself facing a fate forced upon her by events long past: she must discover the truth behind tragic events buried in the history of her new home and bring a man’s spirit to rest. She digs into the past to uncover secrets about her town, all the while handling the trials and tribulations of being an idealistic young woman growing up in an era of great change. Set during World War II, the graphic novel draws heavily upon the author's local and family history. A self-published volume will be released in 2012; read it online and see updates at www.swinsea.com/utat.