Whathappenswhenthemanyoulovemostintheworldunexpectedlydisappearsandtakesyoursmallchildwithhim?EmmaFedor’s“wonderful,haunting,andoriginal“(KatherineFaulkner,authorofGreenwichPark)debutexploresthefiercenessoffirstloveandhowfaronewomanwillgotolearnthetruthaboutherfamily.WhenCaraandBrendanfirstmeet,she’sfreshoutofcollege,recoveringfromtherecentdeathofhermother,andspendingtimeonMartha’sVineyardwhiletryingtofigureouthernextsteps.She’ssweptawaybyBrendan’shumorandcharm,andintoxicatedbyhisthrilling,dangeroussecret:hecanbreatheunderwater.Abletostaybeneaththewavesforlongerthanshouldbepossible,BrendanrevealsthatheispartofasecretexperimentalunitoftheUSSpecialForces.AndCara,struckbythepowerofhisconviction,byhisunstoppablecharisma,andbytheevidencebeforeher,believeshim.Theirsummerromanceturnsserious.ThenCaragetspregnant.Whentheirson,Micah,isborn,she’ssuretheirhappyendingisunderway.Still,she’sthrownbyBrendan’sdramaticmoods,hisunexplaineddisappearances,andtheweightofhissecrets.Caraisdeterminedtostaystrongforheryoungfamily--untilheandbabyMicahvanish,leavingherdesolateandaloneandquestioningeverythingsheoncethoughtwastrue.Fiveyearslater,Caraisstillstrugglingtomoveforward,marriedtoanothermanandtryingtorebuildherlife,whenalocalfishermanannounceshe’sspottedtwopeople--oneofthemasmallchild--treadingwaterinNantucketSound,farfromanyvesselsandmilesfromshore.ThenewsrekindlesCara’snever-abandonedhopethatherlittleboymaystillbealive.Asshefightstountangledelusionfromreality,andrevisitsapastshe’sworkedhardtoreconcile,Caraisdeterminedtolearnthetruthaboutherlostloveandfinallyfindhersoninthis“bookyouwon’tbeabletoputdown“(JessicaAnyaBlau,authorofMaryJane).
