Kenzie and his third wife, Willow, live on a privately developed Florida island. Kenzie will be turning seventy soon, and Willow is planning a big birthday bash. They learn that Kenzie’s estranged older brother, Dalton, will be on the island the weekend of the party. Kenzie and Dalton haven’t spoken in twenty years, since the birth of Kenzie’s illegitimate daughter with a 17-year-old street dweller. A tropical storm may put an end to the brothers’ reconciliation before it begins.

This short novel is a loose retelling of The Tempest. The characters all seem to be loners or misfits. Buechner gives readers a glimpse inside each one’s head. I like Buechner’s style, but I couldn’t get past the ick factor of a middle-aged Kenzie’s infatuation with a barely 17-year-old girl. ( )

Okay, the decription of the storm and it's aftermath were really good. I couldnt work up too much sympathy with the characters though. Maybe for such a short book, character depth wasnt an option. ( )