Still Life: A Novel

Ada escaped her family's self-enclosed world to elope with a mysterious stranger. Five months later, she's a widow in a strange new world.

Ada was born into a fringe religious sect named for her father, The Prophet. But her lifelong habit of absolute obedience was shattered when she fled the family compound to elope with photographer Julian Goetz.

Katherine Walker's marriage was a sham. She and Will rarely spoke without yelling—and never touched. Her affair brings her both escape and guilt...