The Definition of Wind
A Novel
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- USD 3.99
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- USD 3.99
Publisher Description
Independence: the freedom to be yourself—or a day for fireworks, depending on your point of view
Summer has come to Chapel Isle, the quaintly quirky island that Abigail Harker has called home since she moved into the caretaker’s cottage at the local lighthouse. The season ushers in sweltering temperatures, along with throngs of tourists who are turning the sleepy town into pandemonium. The world Abigail fled after tragedy struck is descending upon her doorstep, and she isn’t sure she can stand the heat.
Tourists and natives alike are buzzing about a sunken treasure in the treacherous shoals off the coast, and clues to its location are supposedly hidden in the caretaker’s cottage. Soon Abigail is the focus of everybody’s attention, including that of a handsome, seductive bachelor. Amid the swarm of vacationers, it’s hard to tell harmless visitors from those harboring dark intentions.
As Independence Day nears, Abigail must decide: Should she stay on Chapel Isle—risking another heartbreak and even her own safety—or allow the ghosts of her past and the dangers of the present to chase her away?
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The sequel to The Language of Sand finds Abigail Harker back on Chapel Isle, N.C., trying to cope with the tragic deaths of her husband and their young son by hiding away in a lighthouse. But when her landlord asks her to be liaison with fussy summer renters, Abby soon finds herself busy, nicely distracted, and in the middle of a mystery involving sunken treasure and a spate of suspicious fires (something Abby is particularly sensitive to; fire killed her family). Meanwhile, legend holds that rare gold cups made by Paul Revere went down with a ship in a dangerous spot near the lighthouse. As summer progresses, Abby must deal with tourists and rumors alike, and not just about arson and treasure; a charismatic visitor is making himself oddly available to her, and tongues are wagging. As events come to a head, Abby's position as lighthouse keeper puts her in the thick of it, testing the strength of the new bonds she's made. Block's language is loose and playful ("Abigail had a sinking feeling about this sunken ship"), but the treasure plot and its incongruous drama should have been left at the bottom of the sea. Block is at her best when her charming islanders are given room to breath.
