The Shared Life of Egan and Lucian
To ride across the bay at this hour is to see Shep’s Island at its most beautiful. The light of the setting sun sends sparks off the water in every direction. On this particular night, there is electricity in the
The ferry approaches Shep's Island, a picturesque sight bathed in the setting sun's glow. The island has lost its expansive beach due to rising sea levels, but the older residents remember it fondly. A small strand of pebbled shore now marks its place. The island's inhabitants live inland, protected from the relentless ocean by tall pines and a mile of distance.
In the center of the island, the McCauley family resides in a small wooden house nestled among a meadow of evergreens. One night, Lea McCauley, a widow with a young son, awaits the morning to bid farewell to her late husband's brother. As the wind howls and rain pelts the house, Lea and her son remain inside, unaware of the impending grief.
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