The Dive from Clausen’s Pier by Ann Packer is an amazing debut novel-the best novel I’ve read in a while.

Set in Wisconsin and New York City, we follow the lives of young Carrie Bell and her fiance Mike as their relationship changes, due at first to growing apart and then to a tragedy that changes them both forever.

I loved Packer’s writing and was drawn in from the start. She created a story with honest characters and moral dilemas I will continue to ponder long after having finished this novel.

A brilliant piece of storytelling that won’t soon be forgotten. Highly recommended.