Amber Galloway

In the nineteen forties on the east coast of Virginia, Amber is ready to leave her home and attend college. She makes a connection, through a friend, to work at a local Williamsburg tavern where they also gave her a place to live. She may now attend The College of William and Mary where she strives to further her education and make her family proud.
During this time, one of her siblings runs away and then the world is shaken by the outbreak of World War II.

Throughout all of this turmoil Amber not only achieves her teacher's degree, she also becomes a doctor's assistant in a hometown clinic; where she meets and falls in love with an Army veteran.

You will come to identify with Amber's family as it deals with life's events.