Her immediate reaction is to leave, but Eden has been doing a lot of hiding lately, avoiding people and alienating friends who are tired of hearing about Bix's death. It's an unusual gift because Eden's fear of the dark is pathological, but she hopes the visit will give her a new perspective on her life, and get her away from her Chicago home.īut instead of solitude, Eden is sharing the resort with six strangers - college friends who booked the cottage for a reunion. Before he died, Bix planned the park visit as a surprise for their 10th-wedding anniversary, and she has just found the reservation while cleaning out a drawer. Mired in grief since her husband, Bix, died nine months ago, Eden Wallace decides to keep a reservation at Straits Point International Dark Sky Park in Michigan. A shrewd plot and realistic characters also soar in "Under a Dark Sky." The darkness that permeates the park's environs also works as an imaginative metaphor for murky emotions and concealing secrets, even from those to whom one is closest. "Under a Dark Sky" (Morrow), by Lori Rader-DayĪ dark sky park where even the slightest glimmer of light is blocked out provides a fascinating backdrop for Lori Rader-Day's inventive fourth novel.
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