Seventeen years ago, Tilly Stone (age 13) is left to fend for herself in rural Pennsylvania when her infamous eco-terrorist father disappears under mysterious circumstances. Ever since she’s tried to forget the dams they blew up together and forge a new life until her father’s return threatens to upend her small-town world and her friendship with the dogged FBI agent still pursuing him. Ultimately, as the past and present fuse and blow up with more than one kind of casualty, Tilly must choose between the father she loves and her home.
ADVANCE REVIEWS“This hard-to-define novel tugs at the heartstrings and shocks the senses in equal measure. Brandes writes in a gentle, descriptive style, filled with the glories of nature and the darkness of a lonely, isolated life. Tilly’s fierce intelligence and perseverance suggest shades of Delia Owens’ Where the Crawdads Sing and Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Readers will feel deeply for her during her long, arduous emotional journey, but Brandes’ skill also makes it possible to feel empathy for Frank and his cause, even if readers deplore his actions. Ultimately, this is a novel about finding a balance between loving someone and recognizing that sometimes love can be misplaced. A moving coming-of-age novel that blends thrills and heartfelt familial drama.” —KIRKUS REVIEWS
“Kate Brandes has created a moving story of a woman who still needs her father’s love, yet who fears that his infamy will threaten the secure if lonely life she’s built without him on the shaky foundation of their off-the-grid anarchist past. Through the specific and timely lens of ecoterrorism…from constantly building tension to exploding dams, book clubs will love discussing its many evocative layers.” —Kathryn Craft, author of The Far End of Happy and The Art of Falling
Genre: Literary Fiction
ADVANCE REVIEWS“This hard-to-define novel tugs at the heartstrings and shocks the senses in equal measure. Brandes writes in a gentle, descriptive style, filled with the glories of nature and the darkness of a lonely, isolated life. Tilly’s fierce intelligence and perseverance suggest shades of Delia Owens’ Where the Crawdads Sing and Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Readers will feel deeply for her during her long, arduous emotional journey, but Brandes’ skill also makes it possible to feel empathy for Frank and his cause, even if readers deplore his actions. Ultimately, this is a novel about finding a balance between loving someone and recognizing that sometimes love can be misplaced. A moving coming-of-age novel that blends thrills and heartfelt familial drama.” —KIRKUS REVIEWS
“Kate Brandes has created a moving story of a woman who still needs her father’s love, yet who fears that his infamy will threaten the secure if lonely life she’s built without him on the shaky foundation of their off-the-grid anarchist past. Through the specific and timely lens of ecoterrorism…from constantly building tension to exploding dams, book clubs will love discussing its many evocative layers.” —Kathryn Craft, author of The Far End of Happy and The Art of Falling
Genre: Literary Fiction
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