“A slim novel about a bohemian artist in the New York avant-garde art scene of the 1920s and 30s who is marooned just before WWII while searching for native Polynesian art with her husband. Thirty years later at age 70 she returns to New York alone, adrift, forever changed inside and out. A spare, sensual, reflective first-person narrative. Perfect for a long plane ride or a rainy winter weekend.”—Laurie, Vashon Bookshop, Vashon Island, WA