Summer of Seventy-Eight

Michael Newman's Summer of Seventy-Eight is a tale of war and peace, of love and friendship, of tough choices and outcomes. Connected by the sleek Bluewater Bridge, two border towns set the scene, Sarnia, Ontario in Canada on one side, and Port Huron, Michigan in the United States on the other. In order to avoid being caught up in the Vietnam War in 1969, a young American, Michael Newman, defected to Canada with his girlfriend, Selma Andersen. Michael and Selma were also fleeing dysfunctional families, families who disapproved of both their life choices and their friends. By 1978, Michael has become an English teacher at Lambton College, a small, unremarkable school in Sarnia. Selma works in a bank. After almost ten years in Canada, Michael and Selma have come to a crossroads in their lives and are experiencing the inevitable confusion that comes with change. Life-altering decisions determine the outcome in the lives of Selma and Michael, decisions that open up a world of bright, new opportunities for both of them.