Island Secrets: Stories from the Coast of Maine

Review\n"One secret happily revealed is Maine author Catherine Lee's wonderful writing skill, showcasing exceptional storytelling talent with 12 short stories in this magnificent collection . . . Readers will be enchanted by Lee's imagination, imagery, characters and the situations most folks would like to keep secret. There is tragedy, sadness, anger and disappointment here, but also some wry humor, romance and heartwarming tenderness." Bill Bushnell, The Kennebec Journal\n"Catherine J.S. Lee pulls from her own island experience providing a captivating journey of island life through a splendid collection of short stories . . . Lee gives us characters untarnished by time, feeling real and essential to every story . . . [They] imbue each and every story with an essence of realism . . . Such is the beauty of story-telling, to create a sense of immediacy, while maintaining a connection to the past within that common sea called life. This superb collection of stories does just that and so much more." R.J. Heller, The Quoddy Tides\nLike fog obscuring coastal rocks and ledges, even the most placid lives can hide a multitude of mysteries. In both the close-knit fishing community of Spruce Island and the summer colony of East Haven, residents are practiced at keeping secrets. In these twelve short stories of seafarers and summer folk on the remote coast of Maine, closely held secrets—some recent, some kept for years or decades—at last come to light. For some, relationships are torn apart; for others, families come back together again. As truths are revealed and bring profound change, the islanders discover that what lies within the human heart can be something very different from their perceptions and expectations.