At Sea, Emma Fedor
At Sea, Emma Fedor
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At Sea

Author: Emma Fedor

Narrator: Carlotta Brentan

Unabridged: 10 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/07/2023


Synopsis

What happens when the man you love most in the world unexpectedly disappears and takes your small child with him? Emma Fedor’s “wonderful, haunting, and original” (Katherine Faulkner, author of Greenwich Park) debut explores the fierceness of first love and how far one woman will go to learn the truth about her family.

When Cara and Brendan first meet, she’s fresh out of college, recovering from the recent death of her mother, and spending time on Martha’s Vineyard while trying to figure out her next steps. She’s swept away by Brendan’s humor and charm, and intoxicated by his thrilling, dangerous secret: he can breathe underwater. Able to stay beneath the waves for longer than should be possible, Brendan reveals that he is part of a secret experimental unit of the US Special Forces. And Cara, struck by the power of his conviction, by his unstoppable charisma, and by the evidence before her, believes him.

Their summer romance turns serious. Then Cara gets pregnant. When their son, Micah, is born, she’s sure their happy ending is underway. Still, she’s thrown by Brendan’s dramatic moods, his unexplained disappearances, and the weight of his secrets. Cara is determined to stay strong for her young family—until he and baby Micah vanish, leaving her desolate and alone and questioning everything she once thought was true.

Five years later, Cara is still struggling to move forward, married to another man and trying to rebuild her life, when a local fisherman announces he’s spotted two people—one of them a small child—treading water in Nantucket Sound, far from any vessels and miles from shore. The news rekindles Cara’s never-abandoned hope that her little boy may still be alive. As she fights to untangle delusion from reality, and revisits a past she’s worked hard to reconcile, Cara is determined to learn the truth about her lost love and finally find her son in this “book you won’t be able to put down” (Jessica Anya Blau, author of Mary Jane).

About Emma Fedor

Emma Fedor grew up in Connecticut and earned her bachelor’s degree in English from Kenyon College. Her short story “Climb” was selected as a semifinalist for the 2018 American Short(er) Fiction Prize. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband, daughter, and chocolate lab. At Sea is her first novel. Visit Emma’s website at EmmaFedor.com and follow her on Instagram and Twitter @EmmaMFedor.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer

Oh boy! I’m so pissed! What I like about thrillers is those puzzle pieces that create the big mystery keep pushing your mind to form new theories, making guesses about how all the loose ends will be tied up! But when I finish this book: I think none of those pieces fitted together! There were so man......more

Goodreads review by Kezia

You are not a fan of regular men because of how toxic some of them can be, but have you met a man with gills? I knew the moment I saw “his gills” in the synopsis, that I probably won’t any of it too seriously. Honestly, this book does grab your attention because it’s just an interesting idea, and aft......more

3.5⭐ Featuring ~ single 3rd person, dual timeline, debut, missing husband and child Cara's ex, Brendan, went missing with their son 5 years ago. Brendan apparently has gills and can just live underwater, so are they chilling under the sea with Ariel or are they really missing or has something involvin......more

Goodreads review by Melany

I didn't think I would enjoy this based on the short summary. However, this book kept me so gripped! I was determined to see how this one played out. Absolutely loved the main character, she's been through so much and stayed determined the whole time. It was interesting how it played out, loved the......more

Goodreads review by Karen

Is it possible for a human to breathe underwater? Brendan, a member of the U.S. Special Forces, says that he can. Or can he? Set on Martha’s Vineyard, this story starts with a fisherman spotting a man and a child treading water in the middle of Nantucket Sound. They are nowhere near land. They aren’......more