Path to the Night Sea

Alicia Gilmore, in her debut novel, weaves the riveting story of Ellie, confined to her house by her abusive father after she was brutally mauled by her father''s hunting dogs. In their small coastal town, hidden behind locked doors and papered windows, Ellie grows up in a world devoid of sunlight and companionship, dependent upon her father for her every need. The memory of the past haunts her and sustains her. When the unimaginable happens, Ellie must find the strength to survive or remain lost to the world forever.