A Year Sabbatical is a story of a womanas journey on a quest to find herself. Laurel is a thirty-three-year-old, married professional woman, who has begun to question the direction that her life has taken. After the death of her older sister, and until this point, she has lived out the life that she felt was expected for her, by her parents and society at large. Now, at a crossroads, she breaks with the familiar path to explore uncharted waters. Along the way she encounters several unconventional, unique characters, each with a story to tell. However, when she gains the courage to look inside, it is then that she finds the answer.