First published 2011
Luce is a solitary woman living in the remote Appalachian mountains, trying to outrun her own traumatic past. When she takes in her sister's children, the brooding Niall and curious Finn, their arrival disrupts Luce's fragile peace. As the siblings' dark history emerges, Luce must confront her deepest fears to protect the children and forge a new family in the wilderness.
Genres: literary-fiction, mystery, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: found-family, protective-parent
Setting: Appalachian Mountains
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
273 pages · Kindle Edition · Sceptre
Content warnings: abuse, child-abuse