Publisher's Synopsis
A stirring last year of childhood endures...
Brushed by the tailwind of a passing bicycle, a 44-year old woman drifts into a stream of memories from the tumultuous twelfth year of her life.
Eleven-year old Edie, who loves her bike and dreams of flying on the space shuttle, moves to Vermont in 1981. She and her older sister, Jess, her Japanese-American mother and her attentive father settle in a quaint village along the Cold River at Nobody House, a sturdy old farmhouse.
As Edie explores her captivating new surroundings, questions swirl about a haunted barn, a girl's shocking, unexplained death from long ago, and a twice stolen gravestone.
Edie learns remarkable secrets from her mother's past while grappling with her sister's turmoil and solitary river walks, including a confrontation with a village foe. The Cold River's allure and danger present Edie with tests of courage and determination. Key events of her life-changing year converge in a disastrous storm and ripple far into Edie's adult life.
This lyrical coming-of-age novel will draw readers to their own recollections of childhood adventure and family bonds, as it reveals the compelling memories and losses that shape one woman's life.
