The title piece of this collection follows the story of a man who is so disgruntled with his neighbors that he moves his family to a remote island off the coast of Maine, vowing to live with his wife and daughter in isolation. Though he fulfills his vow, his wife and daughter are unhappy with this lonely way of life and are left to pay the consequences of his stubbornness.  Also included in the collection are “The Landscape Chamber” and “Miss Peck’s Promotion.”

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