Princess Cyd

Cyd Loughlin, a headstrong 16-year-old, is sent away from her home in Columbia, South Carolina to spend the summer in Chicago with her estranged aunt Miranda, an author of religious fiction. Though things are awkward at first, the two gradually become more close. As the summer progresses, they get to know each other over going out for meals, walks around the neighborhood, and sunbathing. Both women become more like the other, with Cyd becoming more cultured and Miranda more easygoing. Cyd’s mother passed away when she was young, and the two discuss whether she is waiting for them in Heaven.