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2026: A young woman who leaves everything behind to work on an oyster farm in a small New England town
Cece Downing Starts Over
What you need to know before your trail
Sacked from her city job and following a messy break up with her fiancé, Cece decides it’s time for a new start, which is how she ends up in a New England coastal town working as a deckhand on an oyster boat and falling for her neighbour, Morgan, a handsome shipyard worker.
But when plans for an oyster farm divide the community, and a family crisis forces her to reevaluate her choices, Cece must decide what she’s prepared to risk for the life she wants . . .
Locations
Reset- America/USA - Connecticut
- A: New London - harbour
- B: New London - Shaw Cove
- C: New London Harbor 'Pequot' Lighthouse
- D: Noank
Travel Guide
New England
New London, Connecticut: The central coastal city where Cece retreats to rebuild her life.
Noank, Connecticut: A small maritime village close to New London – this really inspired the story’s tight-knit fishing community.
Overall, the Connecticut Coastline and Long Island Sound – This is the area which inspired the novel as its where they work on the boats here and this is also where the central community property dispute takes place.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: Cece Downing Starts Over
Destination/location: New England, New London, Noank Author/guide: Soon Wiley Departure Time: 2026
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