© Paula Champa
About the Book
Faced with an incurable illness, Emerson Tang entrusts his dedicated archivist and caretaker, Beth Corvid, with a secretive mission: to locate the original engine for his beloved 1954 Beacon sportscar. But they are not alone in their search. An enigmatic French artist, Hélène Moreau, is hot on their trail, driven by her own hidden motives. Soon, the heir to the ruined Beacon Motor Company joins them in a race to restore not just a car, but the lives it has touched.
“Champa’s story is ultimately about time, memory and change, hope and regret....wrapped around an old-fashioned mystery.” —New York Times
A "vividly detailed debut. . . [an] intellectual yet deeply human examination of what it means to live as well as to die." —Booklist