Songbound

It's the third winter since Wren Baker came home to Saltmarsh, and it's a hard one. The great oak at Saltmarsh's heart is dying by quarters. A dropped limb, a browning crown, an illness no tree doctor can name, and everything worth keeping standing in her shade.

Against that fear, Cora Asbury runs Saltmarsh Island the way the tide runs the marsh. Everywhere at once, on schedule, and without asking permission. She's managed hurricanes, developers, lawsuits, and a lifetime of town meetings. Sh...