On Traigh Lar Beach - Stories

Erica Winchat, a young writer overwhelmed by the stress of her first book contract, discovers thirteen curious items tangled in the flotsam on the Scottish beach of Tr-h Lar. Erica tells the intriguing story of the owner of each of these items, uncovering a series of dramatic events-from a Chicago widow-s inspiring visit to Quebec City to a shrimper-s daughter facing Tropical Storm Ruby in North Carolina.

The thirteenth item, a concert laminate badge, inspires Erica-s novella Fan Girls, in which the separate stories of four fans of the Scottish rock band Datha unfold in first person, culminating in their reunion at a concert in Chicago-a show where a shooting takes place.