DRY TORTUGAS by AFN CLARKE

This powerfully moving novel traces a young woman’s journey of self-discovery as she travels from Rhode Island to reunite with her father in the Florida Keys. Unforgettable, dramatic and uplifting it will stay with you long after the last page is turned and is especially dedicated by the author to his daughters.

Nikki Kimble was brought up by her mother in the lap of luxury, with every material thing she could ever want, except for the presence and love of her father Jake, a former bestselling author who disappeared from her life when she was three years old. All she has are fleeting memories and a romantic notion of him gleaned from the central character in his novels.

On the death of her mother, Nikki feels impelled to search for Jake, hoping to ease her sense of loss and to reconnect with a missing part of herself. When she finds him aboard a battered yacht in the Florida Keys her illusions are shattered and both their worlds start to unravel.

“…AFN Clarke captures a father and daughter reconciliation in a poignant, gripping and heartfelt way. It’s a story which mirrors the journey many of us take in life … As a reader I felt both challenged and uplifted by this book… I highly recommend it.” 5 Stars, Roma Gaster.

AFN Clarke is the bestselling author of CONTACT (nonfiction) and various works of fiction: An Unquiet American, Dry Tortugas, The Book of Baker series (Dreams from the Death Age; Armageddon; Genesis Revisited) and Collisions.