Naked In The Wind

About the Book

It is the aftermath of a tragic automobile accident. Elizabeth and Philip Boucher and their grown son Paul have plunged over a cliff into the ocean. Their bodies are never recovered. Ralph Shannon, an invalid and the family patriarch and Jenny, his twenty-two year old granddaughter remain desolate in their home on the California coast. Michael, Jenny's fiancé, is devastated to have her withdraw from him to cling to her grieving grandfather. While agonizing over his dead daughter's portrait, Ralph decides to commission Gilbert Engress, a noted artist, to paint Jenny. What ensues is a passionate love affair. While on the beach Jenny spots a fisherman dressed as her father, fishing from his favorite site. Her hysterics causes him to disappear. Comforting her Gilbert insists it is a cruel coincidence. While his passions are waning, she is more enamored. Ralph, who detested his son-in-law, also sees the fisherman. Who is he? Ralph's recollections offer the reader a history of early Carmel, and San Francisco from the 1906 earthquake through to 1971, which includes Cal Berkeley. There is a double twist ending.

About the Author

Margot Dolgin is a California Author and Artist. Her genre is Historical Fiction. Although Naked in the Wind has a contemporary setting it required a substantial amount of research. Her first novel All Else is Shadow is a bittersweet love story that transcends time. It takes place when America is in the midst of an Industrial Revolution and the throes of a Spiritual Revival, still there are aspects that touch upon her own life. Walk In Love is set in Yerba Buena (San Francisco) prior to the Gold Rush. It evolved from the author?s kinship with the city of her birth. Her research unearthed provocative details of that era. There is romance, adventure and a thread of mystery. Fayremorn, which is set in Georgian England, is perhaps the most powerful in its story line. There is love, hate, poignancy, hope and again a sense of mystery. Each of her novels promises a surprise ending. Margot also created the covers of her books.