About the Book
Readers and reviewers alike fell in love with Jimmy's Girl praising "an assured debut" (Publishers Weekly), and applauded The Puzzle Bark Tree as "emotionally charged" (Romantic Times). In her new novel, Drifting, Stephanie Gertler once again reveals her gift for exploring the ways in which families experience love and loss.
Although raised by a loving father, Claire is still haunted by the absence of her mother, who abandoned her as a baby Now a mother of two, she has made a life for herself in the coastal town of Drifting, Connecticut, where she and her husband, Eli, run a Victorian inn. With her children grown, her maternal instincts are reawakened when Nicholas Pierce and his blind seven-year-old daughter, Kayla, come to stay at the inn. As the young child's affinity for Claire begins to resonate within her, Claire finds herself drawn into a struggle to save Kayla when the dark truth emerges about Nicholas. Ultimately, the challenge to save Kayla unleashes Claire's desire to find her missing mother. It is only then that Claire embarks on a courageous journey to understand her past.
Fearlessly plumbing the hidden depths of the heart, Stephanie Gertler has crafted a wise and moving novel that tests the bonds of mothers and daughters and their ability to transcend any obstacle.
About the Author Stephanie Gertler is the author of Jimmy's Girl and The Puzzle Bark Tree. She writes a monthly lifestyles column called "These Days" for two Connecticut newspapers, The Advocate and Greenwich Time. She lives in New York with her husband, three children, and five dogs. For more information visit the author's Web site: www.stephaniegertler.com
The Review Drifting is a beatiful tale of loss, betrayal and finding your place in the world and life. The lives of the main characters, Kayla and Clair, intertwine with such intensity and emotion, you'll need the kleenex while reading. A bit mystery, a bit family drama, Stephanie Gertler once agains brings her amazing characters to life!! ~Trixie, September 2003
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