The Port of Adventure
1913
On the anniversary of the day that shattered her life, Carmen Gaylor waits. A widow in California's golden light, she has rebuilt herself from the ruins of grief, yet nothing feels finished. Nick Hilliard is coming to visit, and their connection carries the weight of everything unsaid. He has rustic charm and quiet depth, a man on the verge of leaving for the East, and the conversation they've been avoiding could alter everything. As the afternoon stretches on, Carmen reflects on her late husband, on the changes death forced upon her, and on whether she has the right to want more. Williamson writes with tender precision about the particular agony of waiting for someone who might save you, and the terror that they just might.
