The Broken Places

Vancouver. A
day like any other. Kyle, a successful cosmetic surgeon, is punishing himself with
a sprint up a mountain. Charlotte, wife of a tech tycoon, is combing the farm belt
for local cheese and a sense of purpose. Back in the city their families go about
their business: landscaping, negotiating deals, skipping school. It’s a day like
any other—until suddenly it’s not.

When the earthquake hits, the
city erupts in chaos and fear. Kyle’s and Charlotte’s families, along with two passersby,
are thrown together in an oceanfront mansion. The conflicts that beset these wildly
different people expose the fault lines beneath their relationships, as they question
everything in an effort to survive and reunite with their loved ones stranded outside
the city.

Frances Peck’s debut novel examines the
unpredictable ways in which disaster can shake up lives and test personal
resilience.