About the Book
Hideaway: A Memoir, Book 1 recounts Brenda Ray’s unforgettable childhood on Washington’s remote Lake Ozette in the mid-1950s. After her parents’ marriage ends, Brenda’s mother relocates her four children from Bremerton to a tiny, rundown shack in the wilderness—an off-the-grid life that demands resilience, teamwork, and ingenuity. As the family rebuilds the shack into their home, they learn to thrive without modern comforts, drawing strength from nature, from one another, and from the rugged beauty surrounding them. Blending vivid memories, family history, and heartfelt reflection, Ray captures an extraordinary way of life that has all but disappeared — and the profound impact those years left on her and her siblings.
About the Book
Hideaway: A Memoir, Book 1 recounts Brenda Ray’s unforgettable childhood on Washington’s remote Lake Ozette in the mid-1950s. After her parents’ marriage ends, Brenda’s mother relocates her four children from Bremerton to a tiny, rundown shack in the wilderness—an off-the-grid life that demands resilience, teamwork, and ingenuity. As the family rebuilds the shack into their home, they learn to thrive without modern comforts, drawing strength from nature, from one another, and from the rugged beauty surrounding them. Blending vivid memories, family history, and heartfelt reflection, Ray captures an extraordinary way of life that has all but disappeared — and the profound impact those years left on her and her siblings.