Book Details

A compelling story about an English family that immigrates to Charleston South Carolina to open an office of their family business in America. The story chronicles their journey from the inception of the idea of coming to America, their journey across the Atlantic Ocean and their arrival in Charleston to find a different climate and a new culture. Their greatest is in building a summer house outside the city fronting on a large creek to escape the intense heat in the city in high summer, and finding the porch to be a place that provided a sense of peace and contentment that they never knew possible. You will be delighted with the fun and adventure they find at the summer house.

 

About the Author

Janet Crandell Burtt

Janet Crandell Burtt is a longtime resident of Charleston with a love of the Holy City and all it’s charm. She graduated from James Island High School in 1965. After a twenty-seven year career in Nursing she decided to retire and pursue her other hobbies. Writing a .book didn’t happen to be in her immediate plans. Helping to organize her high school class 50th Reunion and establishing a web site was. Now she has helped organize another reunion to be held this summer and she still maintains the website. She is married and has four adult children and four grandchildren.

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