1. Where does Amanda Collier reside?
Answer: North Carolina's Outer Banks
2. What traumatic experience does Amanda experience in her past that leads to PTSD?
Answer: Amanda loses her younger brother in a house fire during childhood.
3. Who is Julie Barenson, and what is her relationship with Amanda?
Answer: Julie Barenson is Amanda's best friend and business partner in their inn business on the Outer Banks.
4. What was Amanda's occupation before returning to the Outer Banks?
Answer: Wall Street lawyer in New York City.
5. Who is Alex Wheatley, and what's his initial impression of Amanda?
Answer: Alex is a reclusive artist living in the secluded marshland and is initially distrustful of Amanda.
6. How does Amanda's presence affect the residents of the Outer Banks, particularly Alex Wheatley?
Answer: Amanda's arrival challenges Alex's reclusive lifestyle, and she starts to break through his barriers, leading to a developing romantic connection between them.
7. What is the name of the boat owned by Alex?
Answer: The Rebel Heart
8. What is the name of the painting of the old man depicted in the book?
Answer: "In the Light of Change."
9. Why did Alex retreat into solitude after the death of his wife?
Answer: Alex had retreated into solitude after the loss of his wife and a car accident that left him injured.
10. What's the name of the dog that follows Amanda and becomes her companion?
Answer: She names the stray dog "Ghost."
11. What revelation about Alex's past changes Amanda's perception of him?
Answer: Alex's ex-wife's death wasn't an accidental drowning but actually a suicide.
12. How does the book address themes of grief and healing?
Answer: The novel explores how the characters deal with past trauma, grief, and the process of finding emotional healing and moving forward.