First published 2004
David Winkler, an Alaskan with the uncanny ability to glimpse the future, is tormented by a vision of his infant daughter drowning. In a panic, he abandons his family and flees to the Caribbean, destitute and alone. But a kind couple takes him in, helping him rebuild his life and search for the loved ones he left behind. At its core, this is the gripping tale of a man grappling with the power of his own foresight and the family he nearly lost forever.
Genres: literary-fiction, contemporary, magical-realism, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: family-drama, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Alaska, Caribbean Area
416 pages · Hardcover · Scribner