By Elisabeth Ogilvie
While quietly suffering to discover her position on insular Bennett’s Island, one the place she may enable her daring and opinionated nature shine with out shaming her relations, Joanna in its place unearths love while she meets a witty stranger with a gleaming smile simply off the mailboat. One whirlwind courtship and marriage ceremony later, Joanna reveals herself grasp of her personal condominium, and each element of her cherished island turns out to mirror her pleasure. but if the luster starts off to put on off and her husband’s darkish secrets and techniques slowly display themselves, Joanna needs to draw on her choice, resilience, and resourcefulness to maintain her family members together.
This evocative coming-of-age tale transports readers to the gorgeous and rugged Maine coast, the place households needs to eke their livelihoods from the tempestuous ocean yet in go back they’re afforded the day-by-day elegance and easy pleasures of island life.
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