Blue Water
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Blue Water tells the story of Meg Van Dorn and her husband, Rex, a couple whose six year old son is killed by a drunk driver. Here in Fox Harbor, Wisconsin-a town in which everyone knows everybody else-it is no surprise that Meg and the driver, Cindy Ann Kreisler, were once the best of friends. Now, as Meg recovers from her injuries, she and Rex find themselves paralyzed by their anger and despair, especially after Cindy Ann returns, with a mere slap on the wrist, to the life she lived before the accident: living in a beautiful house, enjoying her own three children, all of whom walked away unharmed.
Mornings, we woke with an ache in our throats, a sourness in our stomachs, that had nothing to do with Evan. The truth was that, with each passing month, he was harder to remember, harder to see. I felt as if I were grasping at the color of water, the color of the wind or the sky. And this only made me angrier. My mind returned, again and again, to Cindy Ann, to what she’d done. When I passed Evan’s room, the closed door like a fist, I thought about how Cindy Ann had destroyed us. When I saw other people’s children, I promised myself that someday, Cindy Ann would pay.
In their rage and grief, Meg and Rex buy a boat to sail around the world, hoping to get as far away from Cindy Ann Kreisler as possible. But they soon discover it’s impossible to run from a past more complex than, at first, it seems, a past which haunts Cindy Ann as well, and in ways only Meg suspects. Adrift in the company of other live-board cruisers-each of whom has left his or her own secrets and sorrows on shore-Meg finds herself drawn back to Fox Harbor to confront a choice she never thought possible: forgiveness.
5 responses so far
i really like this book i just finished it formy book report i was wondering do u have a sequal???
u r a very good author!!!! I love Blue Water I hope to read more of ur books one day! who knows maybe next year i will do another one of ur books. I really apriciete ur desire to write i love to write to my language teacher says i have a talent for writing maybe if u get this u can email me at the above address so tht i can ask u some questions i had about the book. Your daughter is very cute also.
sincerely,
kaylee
Hi Kaylee,
The cute daughter is one of the reasons I have taken so long to respond. If you are in high school–”book report” is making me guess–there is a really good writers conference called the Sewanee Younger Writers Conference. Google it–it’s an amazing opportunity for developing young writers, hosted by the University of the South in Sewanee, TN. I hope you are continuing to write (and to read.)
Best, Manette
Well, I just finished this book too! It was wonderful, in so many sorrowful ways. But I have a question to ask. My neighbor’s son was murdured in their home (circa 2001 — stupid, over a bag of pot) in which they still live in and we live a few doors down. We do not live in a bad neighborhood in Madison, WI. Should I give her this book to read? We have shared books in the past, but nothing of the nature of losing a child. We have spoken about her loss and forgiveness and she has visited the killers in jail from what she has told me. They like boating - and they know I do, having sailed and lived in Cali for 14 years. I think she’d like this book, but I’m not sure how I would present this as a “different” book for her. We are not that close, they are a bit reclusive for understood reasons, but I am still trying to reach out to them. Any thoughts?
I love books about sailing! Even if they are somewhat sad…. What should I read next? You know, I love the cove in Catalina where everyone shares books. Have you been there? That place could make some good stories, as in Wrigley and the sailing and Natalie Wood, I could go on, but won’t.