An old man on a wealthy island faces past sins and family reconciliation during a storm on his 70th birthday.
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An old man on a wealthy island faces past sins and family reconciliation during a storm on his 70th birthday.
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The Boston Globe calls Frederick Buechner "one of our finest writers." USA Today says he's "one of our most original storytellers." Now this acclaimed author gives us his most beguiling novel yet--a magical tale of love, betrayal, and redemption inspired by Shakespeare's The Tempest.On wealthy Plantation Island in South Florida, an old man waits, Kenzie Maxwell is a writer, a raconteur, a rascal, an altruist, a mystic--a charismatic figure who enjoys life with his rich third wife but muses daily...
What's Inside
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Romance & sex
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Central backstory involves past sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl resulting in pregnancy and death.
Violence & gore
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Minor peril from storm with no graphic violence or gore depicted.
Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Faith themes, clergy character, and devotional framing are central to the narrative.
Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Central plot revolves around past sexual relationship with a minor and resulting family scandal.
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