{"title":"Lily Brooks-Dalton","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLily Brooks-Dalton\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts evocative tales rooted in human connection and the quiet mysteries of life. Her novels, including \u003cem\u003eRuins\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Light Pirate\u003c\/em\u003e, blend introspective storytelling with subtle explorations of time, loss, and resilience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect richly drawn characters navigating profound emotional landscapes, set against atmospheric backdrops that linger long after the final page. Her work invites reflection on the fragility and beauty of existence within the realm of contemporary general fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-light-pirate-by-lily-brooks-dalton-9781538708286","title":"The Light Pirate","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eSet in the near future, this hopeful story of survival and resilience follows Wanda—a luminous child born out of a devastating hurricane—as she navigates a rapidly changing world: A \"symphony of beauty and heartbreak\" (Associated Press).\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER!\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eA Good Morning America Book Club pick\u003cbr\u003e\n#1 Indie Next pick\u003cbr\u003e\nLibraryReads pick\u003cbr\u003e\nBook of the Month Club selection\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e #ReadWithMC book club selection\u003cbr\u003e\n2022 NPR \"Book We Love\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFlorida is slipping away. As devastating weather patterns and rising sea levels wreak gradual havoc on the state's infrastructure, a powerful hurricane approaches a small town on the southeastern coast. Kirby Lowe, an electrical line worker, his pregnant wife, Frida, and their two sons, Flip and Lucas, prepare for the worst. When the boys go missing just before the hurricane hits, Kirby heads out into the high winds in search of his children. Left alone, Frida goes into premature labour and gives birth to an unusual child, Wanda, whom she names after the catastrophic storm that ushers her into a society closer to collapse than ever before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs Florida continues to unravel, Wanda grows. Moving from childhood to adulthood, adapting not only to the changing landscape, but also to the people who stayed behind in a place abandoned by civilization, Wanda loses family, gains community, and ultimately, seeks adventure, love, and purpose in a place remade by nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTold in four parts—power, water, light, and time—\u003ci\u003eThe Light Pirate\u003c\/i\u003e mirrors the rhythms of the elements and the sometimes quick, sometimes slow dissolution of the world as we know it. 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Just as she's about to give up on the ambitious expedition she spent a decade trying to fund, a message arrives from overseas. A former student claims to have found something extraordinary—an artifact that hints at the forgotten world lying beneath history's tidy surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith vindication finally within reach, Ember risks everything for the sake of discovery and undertakes an odyssey that will either make her name or ruin her. Driven by unwavering faith in her vision of the past, she challenges the limits of her nation, her colleagues, and herself in order to exhume the missing pieces of how humanity began. But as she journeys deep into an untouched wilderness, in dogged pursuit of a dead civilization, she collides with the wreckage of her own life. 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