Night Blindness

A young woman is forced to face the family tragedy she desperately tried to run from in this “stunningly evocative and keenly informed debut” (Hartford Books Examiner).

“Rewarding, up-all-night reading at its best.” —Susan Wiggs, #1 New York Times–bestselling author

A future as bright as the stars above the Connecticut shore lay before Jensen Reilly and her high school sweetheart, Ryder, until the terrible events of an October night left Jensen running from her family and her first love. Over the years that followed, Jensen buried her painful past, and now, married to a charismatic artist, she has created a new life far away from the unbearable secret of that night.

When Jensen’s father, Sterling, is diagnosed with a brain tumor, she returns to her childhood home for the first time in thirteen years, and the memories of her old life come flooding back along with the people she’s tried to escape. Torn between her life in Santa Fe with her free-spirited husband, Nic, and the realization that it is time to face her past, Jensen must make a terrifying decision that threatens to change her life again—this time forever.

An emotionally thrilling debut set during a New England summer, Susan Strecker’s Night Blindness is a compelling novel about the choices we make, the sanctity of friendship, and the power of love.

“A beautiful debut filled with perfectly drawn characters, the visceral feel of a New England summer, and a long-buried family secret. I loved every page.”-Kristin Harmel, internationally bestselling author of The Sweetness of Forgetting

“This remarkable debut will appeal to fans of Joshilyn Jackson and JoJo Moyes and marks the start of a talented career for Susan Strecker.” —Bookreporter.com