Alix Ohlin

Assisting a stranger who had just failed to commit suicide, therapist Grace realizes that she has developed feelings for the man, and her ex-husband leaves the woman he loves to attend to an Arctic community.

"A masterful achievement: a joint coming-of-age story and an achingly poignant portrait of the strange, painful, ultimately life-sustaining bonds between sisters. Lark and Robin are half-sisters whose similarities end at being named for birds. While Lark is shy and studious, Robin is wild and artistic. Raised in Montreal by their disinterested single mother, they form a fierce team in childhood despite these differences. As they grow up, Lark excels...