First published 2021
Franny Stone arrives in remote Greenland, driven to track the vanishing Arctic terns on what may be their final migration. She joins the eccentric crew of the Saghani, a fishing boat, as they battle their way south. Haunted by nightmares and secrets, Franny is determined to follow the birds at all costs. But as the crew uncovers her hidden past, they must decide what she is running toward - and running from. At its heart, this is a story of love and loss, told through the lens of a fragile woman chasing the last remnants of the wild.
Genres: literary-fiction, adventure, contemporary, environmental-science
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: Greenland
Period: 21st-century
288 pages · Paperback · Flatiron Books
Content warnings: mental-illness