Critical Praise

"The shadow of Hemingway looms over the style, and even aspects of the plot and setting, of the narrative… an engaging journey through passion and redemption."

—Kirkus Reviews

"Howling surf and blistering lava can’t begin to compete with the intense passion of budding novelist Morgan Cary and his voluptuous wife, Victoria, who leave the hedonistic excesses of the Hawaiian Islands for an ill-fated life in California during the 1970s...Merritt’s evocative sense of place honors both the tumult and tranquility of the islands."

—Booklist

"Merritt goes to the Aloha State for his insightful latest foray into domestic upheaval…Merritt crafts a thorough emotional examination of a couple who spend their lives side by side while managing to remain unknown to one another."

—Publishers Weekly