Christina Schwarz is the author of five novels, including The Edge of the Earth and the Oprah Book Club selection Drowning Ruth. Born and raised in rural Wisconsin, she lives in southern California.
"In her impressive fourth novel, Schwarz illuminates the different
lives led by lighthouse keepers in the late 1890's...a compelling
period story."--Publishers Weekly
"The Edge of the Earth invites us into the lives of a young married
couple in the late nineteenth century drawn to a lighthouse above
the forbidding cliffs of Point Lucia, California - an isolated spot
filled with marine life that few have seen before and, perhaps, a
mermaid. But there are human secrets too - and as you learn what
they are, you will almost hear the crashing waves. Inhale deeply -
you are there, caught in the roiling energy of passion, regret,
discovery - and, always, the sea. A gripping story."--Kate Alcott
"New York Times bestselling author of The Dressmaker "
"From the start, The Edge of the Earth enticed me into its strange
and isolated world - the jagged-rocked landscape around a
California lighthouse over a hundred years ago. The details of time
and place are vivid, yet the dilemmas of Trudy's new marriage
certainly transcend this beautiful novel's dreamlike setting. And
Schwarz is a masterful storyteller: perfect pacing, secrets and
suspense, and characters who aren't what they seem kept me
entranced as the pages turned. If you want a story to envelop you,
this is it."--Laura Moriarty "New York Times bestselling author of
The Chaperone "
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