The years pass. The scars remain.
Charlie Morton has spent a lifetime running from the past.
Now, as dementia begins to erode his memories, the past comes looking for him.
Living aboard a weathered sailboat on California's Central Coast, Charlie finds himself increasingly dependent on the daughter he alienated years ago. As old wounds reopen, long-buried memories rise to the surface… first love, family tragedy, betrayal, loss, and the choices that shaped generations.
Spanning four decades and two intertwined timelines, Portraits in Time and Life: The Untended Scars is a deeply moving literary novel about memory, forgiveness, and the courage required to face the truths we leave behind.
Because some scars never disappear. They simply wait to be tended.
