Beach Reads Author Series: Emma Fedor - At Sea

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This summer, Titcomb’s Bookshop is hosting a Beach Reads Author Series – a series of author talks throughout the summer, sharing books that will be great to read on your summer vacation on Cape Cod and beyond! For the next event in the series, Titcomb’s welcomes author Emma Fedor on Thursday June 22nd to talk about her new genre-bending thriller novel set on Martha’s Vineyard, At Sea. Titcomb’s bookseller Fran Ziegler says of the book: “[It’s] the perfect setting for a story that will keep you questioning what is real and what is possible. An unusual family drama with a very unique twist. A perfect summer read.”

This is a free, in person event, and registration is required. Registration can be completed on titcombsbookshop.com or by calling the store at 508-888-2331.

Books will be for sale at the event, and Fedor will be signing books after the conversation.  Those who are unable to attend the event may order signed copies of At Sea on Titcomb’s Bookshop’s website or by calling 508-888-2331.

ABOUT THE BOOK

“Moving and immersive…truly compelling.” —Marjan Kamali, nationally bestselling author of The Stationery Shop

What happens when the man you love most in the world — who may be lying about everything — unexpectedly disappears and takes your small child with him? Emma Fedor’s riveting and powerful debut explores the fierceness of first love and how far one woman will go to learn the painful truth about her family.

When Cara and Brendan first meet, she’s fresh out of college, recovering from the recent death of her mother, and spending time on Martha’s Vineyard while trying to figure out her next steps. She’s swept away by Brendan’s humor and charm, and intoxicated by his thrilling, dangerous secret: he can breathe underwater. Able to stay beneath the waves for longer than should be possible, Brendan reveals that he is part of a secret experimental unit of the US Special Forces. And Cara, struck by the power of his conviction, by his unstoppable charisma, and by the evidence before her, believes him.

Their summer romance turns serious. Then Cara gets pregnant. When their son, Micah, is born, she’s sure their happy ending is underway. Still, she’s thrown by Brendan’s dramatic moods, his unexplained disappearances, and the weight of his secrets. Cara is determined to stay strong for her young family, to heal Brendan’s psychic wounds, to keep him safe. Until he and baby Micah vanish, leaving her desolate and alone and questioning everything she once thought was true.

Five years later, Cara is still struggling to move forward, married to another man and trying to rebuild her life, when a local fisherman announces he’s spotted two people—one of them a small child—treading water in Nantucket Sound, far from any vessels and miles from shore. The news rekindles Cara’s never-abandoned hope that her little boy may still be alive. As she fights to untangle delusion from reality, and revisits a past she’s worked hard to reconcile, Cara is determined to learn the truth about her lost love and finally find her son.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Emma Fedor grew up in Connecticut and earned her bachelor’s degree in English from Kenyon College. Her short story “Climb” was selected as a semifinalist for the 2018 American Short(er) Fiction Prize. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband and chocolate lab. At Sea is her first novel. Visit Emma’s website at EmmaFedor.com and follow her on Instagram and Twitter @EmmaMFedor.

BEACH READS AUTHOR SERIES

Other events in this series include:

Megan Tady: Super Bloom on Thursday June 29th at 6:30 pm

Elizabeth Castellano: Save What’s Left on Thursday July 13th at 6:30 pm

Karen M. McManus: One of Us is Back on Wednesday July 26th at 6:30pm

Adrienne Brodeur: Little Monsters on Monday August 7th at 6:30pm

Nancy Crochiere: Graceland on Thursday August 10th at 6:30pm

Event address: 

Titcomb’s Bookshop
432 Route 6A
East Sandwich, MA 02537
www.titcombsbookshop.com
508-888-2331