From the National Book Award-winning, bestselling author of Three
Junes comes "an engrossing, richly drawn and exquisitely told story of
small-town residents grappling with the difficulties of changing times"
(People).
**"Full of secrets and surprises...A must-read." --J. Courtney Sullivan,
author of Friends and Strangers
**
When two unexpected visitors arrive in an insular coastal village, they
threaten the equilibrium of a community already confronting climate
instability, political violence, and domestic upheavals.
A decade from now, in the historic town of Vigil Harbor, there is a rash
of divorces among the yacht-club set, a marine biologist despairs at the
state of the world, a spurned wife is bent on revenge, and the renowned
architect Austin Kepner pursues a passion for building homes designed to
withstand the escalating fury of relentless storms. Austin's stepson,
Brecht, has dropped out of college in New York and returned home after
narrowly escaping one of the terrorist acts that, like hurricanes, have
become increasingly common.
Then two strangers arrive: a stranded traveler with subversive charms
and a widow seeking clues about a past lover with ties to Austin--a
woman who may have been more than merely human. These strangers and
their hidden motives come together unexpectedly in an incident that
endangers lives--including Brecht's--with dramatic repercussions for the
entire town.
Vigil Harbor reveals Julia Glass in all her virtuosity, braiding
multiple voices and dazzling strands of plot into a story where mortal
longings and fears intersect with immortal mysteries of the deep as well
as of the heart.
