“Powerful and immersive, Westerly is an extraordinary novel about the secrets we carry, the burdens they cause, and the redeeming power of love. As Faye and her daughters make choices that are complicated and have profound consequences, Bernhard reveals with stunning prose why we strive to endure, to change, and ultimately to heal. An utterly beautiful achievement.”—Marjan Kamali, New York Times bestselling author of The Lion Women of Tehran

“What if the secrets that kept us safe also kept us apart? In this luminous novel, Susan Bernhard traces the echoes of an unspoken trauma from the wild Irish coast to a secluded inlet in Maine, where three generations of women strive to build new lives among old silences. Westerly is a portrait of family in all its fragility and grace—a story that will break your heart, then leave it wiser.”—Janet Rich Edwards, author of Canticle

“Westerly is a sweeping portrait of how one woman’s lie multiplies through time. Mother to daughter, secrets beget secrets in a spiraling cascade destined to unravel. Each family member must question who they are—and find the courage to become their true selves. Written in Bernhard’s luminous prose, Westerly will live in your heart long after the final page.”—Tess Callahan, author of Dawnland and April & Oliver