num_pages: 544
description: In small towns between the North Carolina Piedmont and the coast the best scenery is often in the sky. On flat sweeps of red clay and scrub pine the days move monotonously safely but above in the blink of an eye dangerous clouds can boil out of all four corners of the skyThe flat slow land starts to shiver and anything can happen. In such a storm on Annie Peregrine's seventh birthday her father gave her the airplane and minutes later drove out of her life.Twenty years is a long time to be without a father and for Navy pilot Annie Peregrine-Goode the sky has become a home the earth has never been. So when her father calls out of the blue to ask for a dying wish; one both absurd and mysterious no is the easiest of answers. Until she hears that the reward is the one thing she always wanted Thus begins an enchanting novel that bursts with energy from the first pages and sweeps you off on a journey of unforgettable characters hilarious encounters and haunting secrets.The Four Corners of the Sky is master storyteller Michael Malone's new novel of love secrets and the mysterious bonds of families. Malone brings characters to life as only he can exploring the questions that defy easy answers: Is love a choice or a calling? Why do the ties of family bind so tightly? And is forgiveness a gift to othersor a gift we give ourselves?
language: English
title: The Four Corners of the Sky
publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark