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The Lightkeepers (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781619026001)
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xA nature photographer's residency among the harsh natural beauty of the Farallon Islands takes a startlingly violent turn in this debut eco-thriller with echoes of Barbara Kingsolver's Prodigal Summer.
CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED BY: People Magazine, Marie Claire, Entertainment Weekly, BuzzFeed, The New York Times Book Review, San Francisco Chronicle
"A stunner: intense, surefooted, masterful. This is a book to swallow whole." --Rebecca Makkai, author of The Great Believers In The Lightkeepers, we follow Miranda, a nature photographer who travels to the Farallon Islands, an exotic and dangerous archipelago off the coast of California, for a one-year residency capturing the landscape. Her only companions are the scientists studying there, odd and quirky refugees from the mainland living in rustic conditions; they document the fish populations around the island, the bold trio of sharks called the Sisters that hunt the surrounding waters, and the overwhelming bird population who, at times, create the need to wear hard hats as protection from their attacks. Shortly after her arrival, Miranda is assaulted by one of the inhabitants of the islands. A few days later, her assailant is found dead, perhaps the result of an accident. As the novel unfolds, Miranda gives witness to the natural wonders of this special place as she grapples with what has happened to her and deepens her connection (and her suspicions) to her companions, while falling under the thrall of the legends of the place nicknamed 'the Islands of the Dead.' And when more violence occurs, each member of this strange community falls under suspicion.
Author: Abby Geni
ISBN-10: 1619026007
ISBN-13: 9781619026001
Publisher: Counterpoint LLC
Language: English
Published: 01/12/2016
Pages: 340
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.60d
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2015
Booklist 11/15/2015 pg. 22
Publishers Weekly 11/30/2015 pg. 36
BookPage 01/01/2016
People Weekly 01/18/2016 pg. 50
New York Times Book Review 01/31/2016 pg. 8
CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED BY: People Magazine, Marie Claire, Entertainment Weekly, BuzzFeed, The New York Times Book Review, San Francisco Chronicle
"A stunner: intense, surefooted, masterful. This is a book to swallow whole." --Rebecca Makkai, author of The Great Believers In The Lightkeepers, we follow Miranda, a nature photographer who travels to the Farallon Islands, an exotic and dangerous archipelago off the coast of California, for a one-year residency capturing the landscape. Her only companions are the scientists studying there, odd and quirky refugees from the mainland living in rustic conditions; they document the fish populations around the island, the bold trio of sharks called the Sisters that hunt the surrounding waters, and the overwhelming bird population who, at times, create the need to wear hard hats as protection from their attacks. Shortly after her arrival, Miranda is assaulted by one of the inhabitants of the islands. A few days later, her assailant is found dead, perhaps the result of an accident. As the novel unfolds, Miranda gives witness to the natural wonders of this special place as she grapples with what has happened to her and deepens her connection (and her suspicions) to her companions, while falling under the thrall of the legends of the place nicknamed 'the Islands of the Dead.' And when more violence occurs, each member of this strange community falls under suspicion.
Author: Abby Geni
ISBN-10: 1619026007
ISBN-13: 9781619026001
Publisher: Counterpoint LLC
Language: English
Published: 01/12/2016
Pages: 340
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.60d
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2015
Booklist 11/15/2015 pg. 22
Publishers Weekly 11/30/2015 pg. 36
BookPage 01/01/2016
People Weekly 01/18/2016 pg. 50
New York Times Book Review 01/31/2016 pg. 8
By Abby Geni
xAbby Geni is the author of The Lightkeepers, winner of the 2016 Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award for Fiction and the inaugural Chicago Review of Books Award for Best Fiction.
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