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Set in western Massachusetts and Maine and told through a constellation of interwoven voices and timelines, Sometimes an Island traces the echoes of one family’s flight from their burning shtetl to a remote island, seeking refuge and a new beginning. More than a century later, their descendants are uprooted once again—this time by rising seas and a collapsing environmental, political and social landscape. With family and friends, they build a new community: off-grid, interdependent, and bound by the fragile threads of memory. Spiced with a bit of magic and engaging with the climate crisis, migration, and political turmoil, this novel explores how we might navigate an uncertain future armed with our determination, our hope, and the communities that connect us.