Point Clear

Caroline Berry is lost at twenty-seven, living in New York -- not as the writer she once hoped to be but as an assistant at two part-time jobs. In an attempt to figure out a next step, she heads for Point Clear, Alabama, to spend several weeks relaxing at an old southern hotel on Mobile Bay -- unaware that it will soon lie in the direct path of Hurricane Ivan.

Ignoring evacuation orders, Caroline hides out in the hotel and braves the storm alone. The next morning, she meets a mysterious man on the beach as he enters the churning water for a swim. He is Walker Galloway, a champion swimmer, which she discovers after learning of his disappearance in the newspaper. Realizing she is the last to have seen him, Caroline becomes entangled with his family and friends, and as she is gradually drawn in to Walker's world, she finds, at last, the story she was meant to tell.

Point Clear is a compelling tale of one woman's quest for self -- who finds it only when searching for another.

Author: Jennifer Paddock
Publisher: Touchstone Books
Published: 08/01/2006
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.54w x 0.71d
ISBN: 9780743287821

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/01/2006 pg. 33
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2006 pg. 490

About the Author
Paddock, Jennifer: - Jennifer Paddock is the author of A Secret Word. She lives in Point Clear, Alabama.