David is crippled by the prophetic nature of his dreams until one night, with floodwaters surrounding his home, he has a nightmare in which he fails to save his baby daughter, Grace. Believing this will somehow save her, he flees and beaches up on a remote Carribbean island forever tormented by not knowing if she survived. After two decades he musters the strength to find out . . . Doerr's first novel, a feast of lyrical, descriptive prose, full of the promise of things to come.
(Jenny Baker - bwl 107 Winter 2023 ) |
