Point of Direction Author:Rachel Weaver Hitchhiking her way through Alaska, a young woman named Anna is picked up by Kyle, a fisherman. Anna and Kyle quickly fall for one another, as they are both adventurous, fiercely independent, and in love with the raw beauty and solitude of Alaska. To cement their relationship, they agree to become caretakers of a remote lighthouse perched on a s... more »mall rock in the middle of the deep channel?a place that has been uninhabited since the last caretaker mysteriously disappeared two decades ago. What seems the perfect adventure for these two quickly unravels, as an uncertain danger lurking in the surrounding waters, as well as painful secrets from their pasts, threatens to end their relationship . . . and maybe even their lives! A psychological thriller set against the cold, rugged landscape of coastal Alaska, Point of Direction is an exquisite and striking literary debut.Rachel Weaver holds an MFA in writing and poetics from Naropa University. An excerpt from Point of Direction, along with two other pieces of her fiction, was chosen to represent Naropa University in the Harcourt Brace Best New Voices in American Fiction contest for 2006, 2007, and 2008. Her work has been published in the Gettysburg Review, Blue Mesa Review, and the Ontario Review. She currently lives in Colorado.« less