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THE LIGHT PIRATE - LILY BROOKS-DALTON KARTONIER...

FINALIST FOR THE DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE 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. Includes a Reading Group
Guide.

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