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nEerie and intriguing . . . captivates in the first few pages and delivers a gripping, compelling story throughout.--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel n Smiths excellent command of language gives life to arresting characters and their creepy surroundings, keeping the suspense in this dark environmental thriller running high.--Elle n n It has been twenty years since Lucie Bowen left the islands--when the May Day Quake shattered thousands of lives; when Lucies father disappeared in an explosion at the Marrow Island oil refinery, a tragedy that destroyed the islands ecosystem; and when Lucie and her best friend, Katie, were just Puget Sound children hoping to survive. n 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 Marrows soil. Lucie returns. Her journalist instincts tell her theres more to this mysterious Colony and their charismatic leader--a former nun with an all-consuming plan--than 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? n nTransporting.--Vanity Fair n n Beautifully wrought.--O, The Oprah Magazine n nEngrossing and atmospheric, a thorny meditation on environmental responsibility with a big haunted heart.--Laura van den Berg, Miami Herald nn
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