Under the Gulf Coast Sun
By Skip Rhudy
Under the Gulf Coast Sun
Under the Gulf Coast Sun is a coming-of-age novel by Skip Rhudy set against the sun-soaked beaches of Port Aransas, Texas, in 1978. Kassie Hernandez is aiming for a career in the space program and is not looking for anything else. Then she meets a surfer named Connor O’Reilly at one of the island’s Pod House parties, and the summer stops going the way she planned. A coming-of-age tale set against the sun-soaked beaches of 1970s Port Aransas, Rhudy weaves a love letter to the people and culture of the Texas coast.