“I tore through the saga of the Thatch family in two nights. The Midcoast is a reader’s dream — tense, ominous, and deeply wise.” — David Benioff. It’s spring in the tiny town of Damariscotta, a tourist haven on the coast of Maine known for its oysters and antiques. Andrew, a high school English teacher recently returned to the area, has brought his family to Ed and Steph Thatch’s sprawling riverside estate to attend a reception for the Amherst women’s lacrosse team. Back when they were all teenagers, Andrew never could have predicted that Ed, descended from a long line of lobstermen, or Steph, a decent student until she dropped out to start a family, would ever send a daughter to a place like Amherst. But so the tides have turned...
Publisher: Hogarth (June 7, 2022) Pages: 336 pages ISBN-10: 0593243153 ISBN-13: 978-0593243152 ASIN: B09FNZSNGR
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About the author: ADAM WHITE grew up in Damariscotta, Maine and now lives with his wife and son in Boston, where he teaches writing and coaches lacrosse. He holds an MFA from Columbia University. The Midcoast is his first novel.