Having grown up Jewish in the South, Marcia Rose, in Seattle the summer of 1989 with her lover, wonders if she can escape her past, until she finds her childhood friend, Jody, who is mentally disturbed--a condition for which Marcia feels responsible-...
Among the aromatic cedars and lush firs of Owl Island, Phoebe Allen has lived quietly for twenty years, raising her daughter and running a small fishing-net business. But the past suddenly washes up on local shores when Phoebe's former lover Whit Tra...
Dramatic, moving, and exquisitely written, A Better View of Paradise explores the tender bond between fathers and daughters, ponders the delicate nature of healing, and celebrates the redemptive power of forgiveness and love. Thirty-six-year-old S...