I thought there would be time, but we always think stuff like that, don’t we? We fool ourselves so much we could do it for a living.ĭUMA KEY is a novel about love, loss, finding yourself, and a dose of supernatural. There is something beautiful and strange happening on this island and if Edgar isn’t careful things are bound to take a dangerous turn. This sickly woman and her caretaker hold the answers to many long held secrets about Duma Key and the ghosts of Elizabeth’s childhood that still call the island home. Shifting away from the solitude Edgar thought he needed, he starts to form a bond with his neighbors, Wireman and Elizabeth Eastlake. There is something about his accident and this new home that have sparked an artistic talent Edgar didn’t know he had. Edgar finds a new will to heal, physically with beach walks and mentally by starting to draw.

This small island lies in the Gulf of Mexico, where the stunning sunsets make the strangely underdeveloped island irresistibly beautiful.

Kamen, Edgar decides to try out a “geographic cure” and relocate from Minnesota to Duma Key, Florida. He no longer is sure he wants to continuing living this life he has found himself in. She can no longer deal with Edgar’s struggles and anger. In addition to physical pain, Edgar’s heart takes a beating as he watches his wife, the woman he loves and raised two daughters with, leave him. Rehabilitation is no easy experience and Edgar is often the victim of bouts of frustration bordering on rage when he cannot make his body work properly. Edgar Freemantle’s world is flipped upside down thanks to a terrible construction accident that leaves him without a right arm, prone to memory issues, and struggling with his words and vocabulary.

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