One Manchester Family is the fictional story of Meghan MacNamara’s discovery of her family history. She returns to the state she grew up in and spends time preparing her family camp for resale. Among the many bits of family archives, the story of her own family unravels. It is a story of love, loss, mystery and survival. Even in small town America, families struggled as the nation did. The setting is on Pawtuckaway Lake, but the story includes local tales from Manchester. The reader will read actual diary entries and envision photos rediscovered. The MacNamara’s story comes alive as Meghan discovers evidence from things saved by her mother and grandmother. Totally fictional, the story reflects how one family moves on despite the crisis of a nation.