Island of first light

the long version

Caitlin Gray has come to remote Alabaster Island to escape her troubled family life, which is falling apart because of her husband's affair and a horrific car accident. She meets Freddy Orcutt, an old-time islander who embraces her as a daughter, and O'zalik Mosely, a Native American who is trying to preserve her heritage while battling her own private disturbances. Caitlin helps O'zalik publish an account of a tragic event that happened to her people many years before but the islanders become incensed when they are forced to confront their ancestors' atrocities. Island of First Light is a portrait of human nature and the sense of family that we all search for when faced with adversity. Norman Gautreau brings alive the rugged Maine coast, reflecting a landscape that can be as turbulent as the lives of the people that live there. About the author: After a career as a management consultant and public speaking coach, Norman Gautreau left the business world to pursue his writing career. Today he writes full time, with his wife as a loving but tough editor. They live in Wakefield, Massachusetts. His first novel, Sea Room, was a BookSense selection and won the Massachusetts Book Award.