Vigil Harbor

By Julia Glass,

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From the National Book Award-winning, bestselling author of Three Junes comes "an engrossing, richly drawn and exquisitely told story of small-town residents grappling with the difficulties of changing times" (People).

“Full of secrets and surprises...A must-read.”—J. Courtney Sullivan, author of Friends and Strangers

When two unexpected visitors arrive in an…

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1 author picked Vigil Harbor as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Julia Glass could not write a bad book if she fell asleep on her keyboard.

For character-driven stories about people who feel real, there's nobody who does it better. The not-so-distant future world where this story is set is on the edge of climate apocalypse and, unfortunately, comes across as thoroughly believable.

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