The award-winning novel thatâs âa foreboding, compelling story of humanityâs uneasy relationship with nature and with each other . . . a gripping readâ (St.Louis Post-Dispatch).  It has been twenty years since Lucie Bowen left the islandsâwhen the May Day Quake shattered thousands of lives; when Lucieâs father disappeared in an explosion at the Marrow Island oil refinery, a tragedy that destroyed the islandâs ecosystem; and when Lucie and her best friend, Katie, were just Puget Sound children hoping to survive. Now, Katie writes with strange and miraculous news. Marrow Island is no longer uninhabitable and no longer abandoned. She is part of a community that has managed to conjure life again from Marrowâs soil. Lucie returns. Her journalist instincts tell her thereâs more to this mysterious âColonyâ and their charismatic leaderâa former nun with an all-consuming planâthan its members want her to know. As she uncovers their secrets, will Lucie endanger more than their mission? And what price will she pay for the truth?  âEerie and intriguing . . . captivates in the first few pages and delivers a gripping, compelling story throughout.ââMilwaukee Journal Sentinel  âSmithâs excellent command of language gives life to arresting characters and their creepy surroundings, keeping the suspense in this dark environmental thriller running high.ââElle  âThis alluring novel explores the darkness of love, how it can cajole you into danger or tip your actions toward cruelty. Clean but intoxicating writing . . . Ambitious.ââThe New York Times Book Review  âTransporting.ââVanity Fair  âBeautifully wrought.ââO, The Oprah Magazine  âEngrossing and atmospheric, a thorny meditation on environmental responsibility with a big haunted heart.ââMiami Herald
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