"It was love and it hurt."

Esch is 14 years old... Three brothers, an alcoholic father, a newborn dog and their impoverished home are facing Hurricane Katrina. Who will be on Noah's Ark in the impoverished world that Katrina is preparing with all her might for Judgment Day? Children who spend a motherless childhood clinging to each other... Esch, who tries to protect the fresh life he carries in his belly by learning from China the dog... Friendships... Lives spent in a pit with hope... And what about love?

A National Book Award-winning novel about love, friendship, and family ties from Jesmyn Ward, whose Sing Your Ghost Song has made waves around the world: Hurricane Eclipse.