The Waves

The Waves The Island, #2

Jen Minkman2013
The first memory I have of my grandfather is of a moment that we share together.I'm sitting on his knee looking out over the harbor. Grandpa is smoking a pipe. He points at the horizon. “Look, Walt. Our ships are out there. And one day, another even more beautiful ship will appear at the horizon. A mighty ship to take us all away. And Annabelle will be at the front deck with open arms, inviting us all to join her on board.”“Why don't we sail to her ourselves?” I inquire wide-eyed.“Because she promised she would come,” granddad replies. “And in that promise we trust. It's only the Unbelievers who think they can do everything themselves. They have no faith in the Goddess.”Walt lives in Hope Harbor, an island community that has put its trust in salvation from across the sea. The townspeople wait patiently, build their ships to sail out and welcome the Goddess, and piously visit the temple every week. Horror stories to scare their children are told about the Unbelievers on the other side of Tresco. But not all is what it seems. Walt has questions that no one can answer, and when his best friend and cousin Yorrick is killed in an accident, he digs deeper to find out the truth about the origins of Hope Harbor's society… and the secrets of the temple.Return to the world of The Island and discover what Walt's life was like before and after he met Leia!
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