Stiltsville by Susanna Daniel
Summary
When Frances accepts an invitation to visit Stiltsville, a community of houses built on pilings in Biscayne Bay, she has no idea that her simple "yes" to a new friend will determine the course of her life for the next two dozen years. Set in Miami from the late '60s to the 1990s, Stiltsville is a sweeping journey seen through the eyes of one woman as she experiences love, motherhood, friendship, hurricanes, racial tension, and finally, a tragic death in slow motion.
Locations: Florida - Stiltsville, Miami, Coral Gables
Stiltsville, Florida
Everglades
Coral Gables
Coconut Grove
Little Havana
Key Biscayne
Soldier Key
Fisheating Creek
Shark Valley
Miami
Virginia Key
Tamiami Trail, scenic drive
Cape Florida Lighthouse
Viscaya Museum & Gardens
Freedom Tower, Museum of Art &
Sandbar (Hungry Sailor Pub)
Miracle Mile Shopping
Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables
Biscayne Bay Yacht Club
Coconut Grove Sailing Club
Reviews
“A wise and loving portrait of a marriage….Susanna Daniel writes beautifully of matters of the heart.”
— Jennifer Haigh, author of The Condition
Against a vivid South Florida background, Susanna Daniel’s Stiltsville offers a gripping, bittersweet portrait of a marriage—and a romance—that deepens over the course of three decades. Called “an elegantly crafted work of art and a great read” by Curtis Sittenfeld (American Wife, Prep) Stiltsville is a stunningly assured debut novel sure to appeal to readers of Anita Shreve, Sue Miller, and Annie Dillard, or anyone enchanted by the sultry magic of Miami.