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    The Art of Floating
    The Art of Floating
    The Art of Floating
    Audiobook10 hours

    The Art of Floating

    Written by Kristin Bair O'Keeffe

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    About this audiobook

    At a time when nothing seems real, it takes something truly unusual to put your life into focus.

    When her beloved husband, Jackson, disappeared without a trace, popular novelist Sia Dane stopped writing, closed down her house, stuffed her heart into a cage, and started floating. It wasn’t the normal response to heartache, but Sia rarely did things the normal way.

    Exactly one year, one month, and six days after Jackson’s disappearance, Sia discovers a mysterious man on the beach. He’s mute, unresponsive, and looks as if he has just walked out of the sea. It’s the sort of situation Jackson would have solved with a simple call to the police. But Jackson is gone.

    As unreal as he seems, Sia is determined to help this man. Perhaps she can return him to his place in the world—to whoever lost him and loves him. Perhaps she can answer their questions the way no one could answer hers.

    As her friends and family help her winnow her way to the truth, Sia comes to realize that the unfathomable leap between sorrow and healing begins with a single step.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateApr 1, 2014
    ISBN9781480568259
    The Art of Floating
    Author

    Kristin Bair O'Keeffe

    Kristin Bair O’Keeffe is the author of the novel Thirsty, as well as numerous essays about China, bears, and off-the-plot expats. She lives in Andover, Massachusetts, with her husband and daughter and travels to anywhere as often as she can.

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    • 4/5
      Sia's husband disappeared a year ago. Mystery never solved. About a year later, while on her early morning walk she finds a man at the water's edge. She resolves many issues while dealing with her "find." Written in an interesting way with a good reader's guide. I would read others by this author.