The Edge of the Earth

Brief Description: "In 1898, a woman forsakes the comfort of home and family for a love that takes her to a remote lighthouse on the wild coast of California. What she finds at the edge of the earth, hidden between the sea and the fog, will change her life irrevocably"--Dust jacket flap. Review Quotes: "From the start, "The Edge of the Earth" enticed me into its strange and isolated world - the jagged-rocked landscape around a California lighthouse over a hundred years ago. The details of time and place are vivid, yet the dilemmas of Trudy's new marriage certainly transcend this beautiful novel's dreamlike setting. And Schwarz is a masterful storyteller: perfect pacing, secrets and suspense, and characters who aren't what they seem kept me entranced as the pages turned. If you want a story to envelop you, this is it."--Laura Moriarty "New York Times bestselling author of The Chaperone "Review Quotes: "Christina Schwarz's gift of detail makes the characters leap off the page and her expert handling of suspense allows for a cliffhanger ending that you won't see coming. I loved this book!"--Sarah Jio "New York Times bestselling author of Blackberry Winter "Review Quotes: ""The Edge of the Earth" invites us into the lives of a young married couple in the late nineteenth century drawn to a lighthouse above the forbidding cliffs of Point Lucia, California - an isolated spot filled with marine life that few have seen before and, perhaps, a mermaid. But there are human secrets too - and as you learn what they are, you will almost hear the crashing waves. Inhale deeply - you are there, caught in the roiling energy of passion, regret, discovery - and, always, the sea. A gripping story."--Kate Alcott "New York Times bestselling author of The Dressmaker "Publisher Marketing: In 1898, a woman forsakes the comfort of home and family for a love that takes her to a remote lighthouse on the wild coast of California. What she finds at the edge of the earth, hidden between the sea and the fog, will change her life irrevocably. Trudy, who can argue Kant over dinner and play a respectable portion of Mozart's Serenade in G major, has been raised to marry her childhood friend and assume a life of bourgeois comfort in Milwaukee. She knows she should be pleased, but she's restless instead, yearning for something she lacks even the vocabulary to articulate. When she falls in love with enigmatic and ambitious Oskar, she believes she's found her escape from the banality of her preordained life. But escape turns out to be more fraught than Trudy had imagined. Alienated from family and friends, the couple moves across the country to take a job at a lighthouse at Point Lucia, California--an unnervingly isolated outcropping, trapped between the ocean and hundreds of miles of inaccessible wilderness. There they meet the light station's only inhabitants--the formidable and guarded Crawleys. In this unfamiliar place, Trudy will find that nothing is as she might have predicted, especially after she discovers what hides among the rocks. Gorgeously detailed, swiftly paced, and anchored in the dramatic geography of the remote and eternally mesmerizing Big Sur, "The Edge of the Earth "is a magical story of secrets and self-transformation, ruses and rebirths. Christina Schwarz, celebrated for her rich evocation of place and vivid, unpredictable characters, has spun another haunting and unforgettable tale. Review Citations:

Library Journal 11/15/2012 pg. 60 (EAN 9781451683677, Hardcover)

Publishers Weekly 01/28/2013 (EAN 9781451683677, Hardcover)

Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2013 (EAN 9781451683677, Hardcover)

Booklist 03/01/2013 pg. 27 (EAN 9781451683677, Hardcover) - *Starred Review

New York Times Book Review 06/09/2013 pg. 34 (EAN 9781451683677, Hardcover)

Bookpage 04/01/2013 (EAN 9781451683677, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Schwarz, Christina Christina Schwarz is the author of four previous novels, including The Edge of the Earth" and the Oprah Book Club selection "Drowning Ruth". Born and raised in rural Wisconsin, she lives in Southern California.