by Matt Haig
First published 2024
Grace Winters receives an unexpected inheritance: a deteriorating house on a Mediterranean island from a friend she lost touch with years ago. The retired math teacher boards a one-way flight to Ibiza without any preparation or itinerary. She wanders the rocky terrain and sun-soaked coastline, determined to piece together what happened to her friend and how she died. Grace discovers something far stranger than she anticipated. The truth challenges everything she believed possible. Yet before she can accept this reality, Grace must confront the unresolved parts of her own history. Her investigation becomes a journey of personal transformation set against the wild beauty of the island.
Genres: literary-fiction, adventure, mystery, contemporary
Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, personal-journey
Setting: Mediterranean, Ibiza
Period: Contemporary
336 pages · Hardcover · HarperAvenue