Counterparts

Hopingto Escape The Ghosts Of Her Former Life Frances Flees To A Privately Owned Island Off The Coast Of Georgia. She Plans Tofind Refuge Teaching Art In A Wilderness School. Instead She Discovers Amysterious World Of Tidal Marshes Wild Cattle And Egrets. She Fails To Shake Off Her Difficult Memoriesof Love Or Her Old Shyness And Withdrawal From Others. The Story That Unfoldsis A Rich Weaving Together Of Complex Relationships Where Sex Money Betrayaland Violence Are Set Against A Backdrop Of The Haunting Forces Of Nature.Janwidgery’S Previous Novels Have Been Historical. Counterparts Is Set In More Contemporary Times Yet Here As With Allher Books She Creates A World That Challenges Conventional Notions Of Good Andevil And Involves Characters Struggling To Reach Understanding.