The Untold Legacy

By ABAGAIL SUMMERS

What if your grandmother had a secret that would change your life? Would you want to know?

Quinn Anne Douglas is a thirty-year-old who is struggling to become a writer. Her grandmother, Lois Anne Griffin, is dying, so she must go home to help her mom and sister. But when she gets there, the past unreels itself. Her perky, rich sister and her humble mom have teamed up as they always have throughout her life. Again, leaving Quinn left out.

But karma slaps them both in the face when Quinn's grandmother's secret is revealed. Once the curtains have lifted, her mother and sister's jealousy takes center stage. But as Quinn tries to make sense of her "new" life, her sister does what she does best: she attacks, and she manipulates her mother to join in.

Quinn is left with a choice. Does she fall back into her old rhythm of life, or does she grow into the butterfly she was meant to be?

The Untold Legacy is told using alternating points of view between Quinn's present and Lois's past.

Lois Anne Griffin (Quinn's Grandma) lives in a small town just outside of Charlotte, North Carolina. She is a determined, strong-minded senior in high school in 1955. Her passion for writing is unwavering, as she will do whatever it takes to avoid being ignored. At a young age, she gets instant success. Her article has been published in The New York Times. But life as she knows it...is not that easy. She lives in a society that has limited options for women. The future she has laid out for herself is painfully pulled in other directions by the people she loves.

Abagail Summers is a Southern fiction author whose work brings the Lowcountry to life with emotional depth and cultural authenticity. She crafts immersive narratives rooted in Carolina history, weaving together folklore, memory, and the quiet resilience of her characters. Her stories are known for their vivid sensory detail, meticulous research, and the way they honor the voices and traditions of the South. Through her writing and community engagement, Abagail champions storytelling that preserves heritage while exploring the universal truths that bind us all.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08VLPHQ75
• ISBN13: 9798702951072
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"