First published 2014
Rebecca Winter hears what sounds like gunfire outside her rural rental cabin. The celebrated photographer has fled New York City after her career peaked and her finances crumbled. She rented this remote place to escape her problems, but the countryside brings its own mysteries. Rebecca meets Jim Bates, a local roofer who knows the woods better than she knows her camera settings. From a hunting tree stand, she begins to see the world differently than through her viewfinder. Her black and white photographs once captured women's daily experiences and made her famous. Now she discovers that real life contains more complexity than any image she created. The woman who built a reputation photographing bread crumbs and domestic details finds herself questioning what she actually understands about living. Jim shows her aspects of existence her art never revealed. By the time he installs a new tin roof on her cabin, Rebecca has learned that her story contains more chapters than she imagined.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, contemporary, photography
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, second-chance
Setting: New York City, Rural Cabin
Period: Contemporary
227 pages · ebook · Random House