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Kathy traded her childhood for a wedding gown to be with the only man to challenge her. Three years later, Johnny traded his stagnant unknown future for an Army uniform to fulfill his lifelong dream of flying. Together, they are spirited away to a life they could have never imagined.
Through flashbacks, we see the paths taken to fulfill their their future: In flight school they join two other couples in a bond stronger than anything except their love for each other.
This love puts Kathy in a dilemma. Is this relationship simply brotherly love, or are her selfish desires going to destroy more than just this friendship?
Johnny sees himself as the best helicopter pilot the Army has ever produced, and he is determined to make everyone else aware of that fact, to the point his pride is threatening his relationship with Kathy.
Their life journey takes an intermission while Johnny goes to Vietnam and Kathy becomes a mother five months later. They both change during their time apart, and their reunion is a dream come true as Johnny is introduced to the baby called Cinnamon and reintroduced to his first love, Kathy.
However, they each still retain their own secrets, which could tear apart their happy life together. It is in these times of troubled memories that Cinnamon works her magic to bring them back to the present.
This is a story of joy, despair, tragedy, hope and love.
Spirited Away is the third in a series of Spirit books.
The Spirit is the first, taking the group through flight school, ending when they left for Vietnam.
The second book is Jackson's Mountain, which is no longer in publication. It takes the same characters to Vietnam.
Spirited Away focuses on LJ, or Johnny, and Kathy after Vietnam as they raise their Daughter, Cinnamon, and face challenges through the rest of their lives. Only time shows them their love for each other is stronger than the secrets they keep.
The other characters from their past are seen through flashbacks as Kathy remembers them.