Captivating historical fiction set on Cape Cod and North Carolina's Outer Banks, spanning the 1860s to the 1940s, perfect for readers of Where the Crawdads Sing and Marilynne Robinson's Housekeeping Debut novelist with strong ties to the indie bookstore community in the Outer BanksRoanoke Island, NC area Strong local backing - Jamie Anderson, local bookseller at Downtown Books in Manteo NC and Duck's Cottage bookstore in Duck NC, has already reached out to the author about promoting the novel Personal outreach to author's s at Downtown Books and Sam & Winston, Manteo, NC; Duck's Cottage, Duck, NC; and Island Bookstore, Kitty Hawk, Duck, and Corolla NC. Other local bookstores include Buxton Village Books, Hatteras Island; Books To Be Red, Ocracoke Island. Many gift shops and restaurants on the Outer Banks also sell books; we'll be doing outreach to unconventional retailers as well.