When the united states was still neutral before wwii, a house of suspected nazi spies was blown up in a small town in maine. one of the young men who committed the crime ran to an island off the coast and got a job, only to discover that his employer was the lover of a nazi submarine captain at anchor nearby. based on a true story, a lost quality of life is recovered through the eyes of an artist. "margaret brinton paints that old maine life in a way that tells me she has known it . . . in the deep way that shows the fabric of the days and nights. the structure is neat and tightly woven. impressive. nothing extra or wasted . . . i believe all of the characters . . . dialogue is beautiful . . . the voice is consistent and real throughout." -from the afterword by elizabeth cooke, english & creative writing prof. emeritus, university of maine, farmington