The Light Pirate
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Set 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).
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A Good Morning America Book Club pick · #1 Indie Next pick · LibraryReads pick · Book of the Month Club selection · Marie Claire #ReadWithMC book club selection · 2022 NPR “Book We Love” · New York Times Editors’ Choice
Florida 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 labor 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.
As 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.
Told in four parts—power, water, light, and time—The Light Pirate mirrors the rhythms of the elements and the sometimes quick, sometimes slow dissolution of the world as we know it. It is a meditation on the changes we would rather not see, the future we would rather not greet, and a call back to the beauty and violence of an untamable wilderness.
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Thank you to NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for the advanced copy for review. The Light Pirate is set in a time when the United States and the world are experiencing the crumbling of everything. It's set in Florida that continues to get hit with hurricanes more and more every year. It's starting to be taken over by the sea and the citizens either have to flee north to higher ground or adapt. Very few can adapt. The story focuses on a family who weathers the storms as well as they are able. They lose people and find new ones along the way that become family. Their main goal is to survive. It's beautifully written and I could feel the descriptions the author wrote. The detail and storytelling is just remarkable. I truly hope that she writes more books. I've already preordered this one and purchased an older book of hers. I'm in love with the writing and storytelling.
Description
Set 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).
USA TODAY BESTSELLER!
A Good Morning America Book Club pick · #1 Indie Next pick · LibraryReads pick · Book of the Month Club selection · Marie Claire #ReadWithMC book club selection · 2022 NPR “Book We Love” · New York Times Editors’ Choice
Florida 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 labor 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.
As 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.
Told in four parts—power, water, light, and time—The Light Pirate mirrors the rhythms of the elements and the sometimes quick, sometimes slow dissolution of the world as we know it. It is a meditation on the changes we would rather not see, the future we would rather not greet, and a call back to the beauty and violence of an untamable wilderness.
Book Information
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Thank you to NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for the advanced copy for review. The Light Pirate is set in a time when the United States and the world are experiencing the crumbling of everything. It's set in Florida that continues to get hit with hurricanes more and more every year. It's starting to be taken over by the sea and the citizens either have to flee north to higher ground or adapt. Very few can adapt. The story focuses on a family who weathers the storms as well as they are able. They lose people and find new ones along the way that become family. Their main goal is to survive. It's beautifully written and I could feel the descriptions the author wrote. The detail and storytelling is just remarkable. I truly hope that she writes more books. I've already preordered this one and purchased an older book of hers. I'm in love with the writing and storytelling.