In the beautiful, barren landscape of the Far North, under the ever-present midNight sun, Frances and Yasha are surprised to find refuge in each other.
With nimble and sure-footed prose enriched with humor and warmth, Dinerstein reveals that no matter how far we travel to claim our own territory, it is ultimately love that gives us our place in the world..
But in Lofoten, an archipelago of six tiny islands in the Norwegian Sea, ninety-five miles north of the Arctic Circle, they form a bond that fortifies them against the turmoil of their distant homes, offering solace amidst great uncertainty.
Their lives have been upended--Frances has fled heartbreak and claustrophobic Manhattan for an isolated artist colony
Yasha, a Russian immigrant raised in a bakery in Brighton Beach, arrives from Brooklyn to fulfill his beloved father\'s last wish: to be buried "at the top of the world." They have come to learn how to be alone.
In the beautiful, barren landscape of the Far North, under the ever-present midNight sun, Frances and Yasha are surprised to find refuge in each other
