Going to Blossom follows Michael Bishop, haunted by memories, as he pursues his heritage. In the course of his search, he stumbles upon the pasts of Myrtle, his mother, and Joseph, her sadistic father. From the betrayal of a young couple in Czechoslovakia, to a confrontation between mother and son, to a death in the mysterious desert town, Michael finds more than he seeks. He leaves Blossom, unaware he carries his mother's secret. Going to Blossom spans seven decades, weaving the threads of three lives into one story.

Is it true your future is determined while you're still in the womb? Somewhere above the clouds, the gods sit with a big book, plot your destiny, and you lose control of your life. No matter how hard, or what you try, you can't alter the inescapable course of events. Mary's was a blah existence, that is, until the wily gods sent a handsome man into her life. His image haunted her day and night. Of course, with gods, anything is possible. They transformed her fantasy into reality when they brought them together, halfway around the world. Their days sailing the Mediterranean were magical. Then,...