Cookies

A country girl with a big-city drive, Mary Kay Parson leaves her hometown for San Francisco, abruptly ending a relationship with her first love, Charles Tiley. As anticipated, she marries into wealth and finds success as a writer and editor. However, the more she gains, the more she loses her roots and longs for their return. Meanwhile, Charles enlists in the Army, falls in love with another woman, and is seemingly content with his simple lifestyle. Cookies captures a tale of two lovers in a dual narrative, paralleling their inner sentiments and focusing on the social norms that keep them apart. An ironic and surprising twist at the end will force the reader to second guess these norms and the reality of their situation.