![]() ![]() Agent: Amy Rennert, Amy Rennert Literary Agency. Though the novel feels uneven in places, with a prolonged beginning and abrupt plot developments toward the end involving Mira discovering heretofore unknown family members, Kephart ( One Stolen Thing) establishes relatable characters and a poetic style that artfully blend the island days before and after the storm. ![]() Days from rescue, Mira and friend Deni search for survivors while the rest of the town gathers resources. Early in my adult life, I tried hard to recreate the story of my childhood. Using her forward thinking and bravery, Mira survives the storm and joins the trash-strewn beach with its collection of islanders reeling after half the town is washed away. Human, teacher, mother, yogi, who likes to share thoughts and observations about the world around us and the world within. Though 17-year-old Mira loves her family, she wishes life were simpler for them-a wish she regrets when a hurricane pummels the island while her mother and brother are on the mainland. Having a younger brother with Hunter syndrome is hard on Mira Banul and her mother, Mickey, who works multiple jobs to pay for Jasper Lee’s treatments and necessities for the cottage they inherited from Mira’s aunt on the barrier island of Haven. ![]()
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