An Ecstasy

FIVE MONTHS OF SOLITUDE on a small island. She's taking a break from her clinging boyfriend and her past career in insurance; he's writing a book of political essays. His cottage is humble; hers, not so much. She'll soon be launching a new music school; he's working his way to the Rockies. They meet walking their dogs. Narrated from three distinct perspectives--his, hers, and conventional society's--An Ecstasy is Barry Grills's most existential love story yet: provocative, thoughtful, and fun.