The Alaskan Laundry Author:Brendan Jones A fresh debut novel about a lost, fierce young woman who finds her way to Alaska and finds herself through the hard work of fishing, as far as the icy Bering Sea — Tara Marconi has made her way to ?The Rock,? a remote island in Alaska governed by the seasons and the demands of the world of commercial fishing. She hasn?t felt at home in a long whi... more »le ? her mother?s death left her unmoored and created a seemingly insurmountable rift between her and her father. But in the majestic, mysterious, and tough boundary-lands of Alaska she begins to work her way up the fishing ladder ? from hatchery assistant all the way to King crabber. She learned discipline from years as a young boxer in Philly, but here she learns anew what it means to work, to connect, and ? in buying and fixing up an old tugboat ? how to make a home she knows is her own. A beautiful evocation of a place that can?t help but change us and a testament to the unshakable lure of home, The Alaskan Laundry also offers an unforgettable story of one woman?s journey from isolation back to the possibility of love.« less