The Light Pirate - Lily Brooks-Dalton

Category: Contemporary, Fantasy
Language: English
Keywords: Climate Change Florida Hurricane

Written by Lily Brooks-Dalton
Read by Rosemary Benson
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 32 Kbps
Unabridged

The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton, 2022
Read by Rosemary Benson for Hachette Audio, 2022
11h18m

Florida is slipping away. As devastating weather patterns and rising sea levels wreak gradual havoc on the state’s infrastructure, a powerful hurricane approaches a small town on the southeastern coast. Kirby Lowe, an electrical line worker, his pregnant wife, Frida, and their two sons, Flip and Lucas, prepare for the worst. When the boys go missing just before the hurricane hits, Kirby heads out into the high winds in search of his children. Left alone, Frida goes into premature labor and gives birth to Wanda, whom she names after the catastrophic storm that ushers her into a society closer to collapse than ever before.
As Florida continues to unravel, Wanda grows, adapting to the changing landscape, and to the people who stayed behind in a place abandoned by civilization.
Wanda loses family, gains community, and ultimately, seeks adventure, love, and purpose in a place remade by nature.