Before She Was Helen

In Caroline B. Cooney's suspenseful novel, Clemmie's quiet retirement life in South Carolina is upended when she encounters a mysterious object and inadvertently shares a photograph that sparks a chain of unforeseen events. As her past secrets come to light, she faces the peril of her carefully constructed identity unraveling, leading to a series of shocking discoveries and questions about truth and deception. A gripping exploration of how one moment of carelessness can threaten a lifetime of secrets.