By Summers End

It is the summer of 78 a month to go until the Camp David peace accords but Michal is not worried by world affairs Her 7yearold daughter Maya has yet to learn how to read and write and her teacher wants to hold her back a year Michal rises to the occasion and vows that by the end of the summer Maya will read write and move on to the next grade But this summer is set to be full of surprises for the family Michals father Chaim whos been missing for 20 years suddenly returns and brings with him the familys dark past and hidden secrets By summers end Michal and her sister Naomi will have to deal with the past they have tried so hard to bury and the painful yet liberating process will eventually lead them onto a new path