Andre Dubus

"Daniel Ahearn lives a quiet, solitary existence in a seaside New England town. Forty years ago, following a shocking act of impulsive violence on his part, his daughter, Susan, was taken from him. Now in her forties, Susan still suffers from the trauma of a night she doesn't remember, as she struggles to feel settled and find lasting love. Lois, her maternal grandmother who raised her, seeks peace in her antique shop but cannot escape her own...