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In this moving story of redemption, Shelter, bestselling author Nora Roberts shows that sometimes we are not safe anywhere.
It was a typical Friday night at a mall outside Portland, Maine, in 2005. Three friends were waiting for the next movie, a boy was flirting with the saleswoman at the beachwear kiosk, and parents were having fun with their children. That's when three heavily armed teenagers began shooting, killing and wounding many people before they were stopped. The carnage lasted only eight minutes, but for those who resisted, the effects would last forever.
Years later, two of the survivors, considered the young heroes of the tragedy, are moving on with their lives. She, after trying to conform to her parents' conservative professional expectations, chooses to follow in the footsteps of her grandmother, a renowned artist, finding in sculpture a way to express her emotions. He, in turn, inspired by the first police officer to arrive at the scene of the shooting, becomes a detective.
The mysterious deaths of some of the remaining survivors of the massacre seem to indicate that a conspirator is lurking. Uncertain who will be the next target, those who have managed to reconstruct their own history with great difficulty will need to find in each other the shelter necessary to bury the past once and for all.
“Suspense, a generous dose of romance, and a thoughtful look at the strong bonds of family and friendship that women create for themselves.” - Booklist
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