The violet hour - Katherine Hill

It was a beautiful day for sailing. A beautiful day for a marriage to unravel...

ON THEIR BOAT IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY Abe Green, a successful doctor, and his wife Cassandra, a sculptor, have the last row of their marriage — a row that ends with Abe suddenly diving off the boat into deep water.

The Violet Hour explores not just the consequences of this devastating act — particularly on their grown-up daughter Elizabeth — but also tells the story of Abe and Cass’s marriage and the forces that tear it apart.

This is a tale of the American dream gone wrong — the story of a family who seemed to have got everything they desired and it wasn’t quite enough...