When an unsuspecting bride gets into a boat one stormy June day in 1912, Thaddeus takes her far out to sea to the end of Popplestone Isle. There harbor folk welcome Mildred with hopeful joy, but she discovers the tiny fishing village is headed for a most dreadful end. On Harbor’s Edge is the first story in a series of dramatic, generationally layered tales from 1912 to the present. Some of the hurdles Mildred May Gale and her neighbors face still challenge those on small islands today.

By Kate Hotchkiss