Fortunes Neck

Why did Juny’s mother disappear? And where did she go? In the small New England town of Fortunes Neck, history doesn’t stay buried. Juny Collins is four years old when her mother walks away one ordinary afternoon, leaving behind only a note: Gone for mushrooms.She never returns. Raised by a devoted father and surrounded by a family full of quiet tensions and unspoken truths, Juny grows up in the shadow of that absence, trying to make sense of a loss no one can fully explain. But Fortunes Neck is a place where secrets can’t stay hidden forever. Years later, when the past begins to surface, Juny is forced to confront the truth about her mother, her family, and the stories that shaped her life long before she understood them. Told across decades, Fortunes Neck explores grief, memory, and the ties that bind us to place and to one another. A haunting, character-driven story where the mystery isn’t just what happened, but how we live with it. Perfect for fans of Celeste Ng, Elizabeth Strout and Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio.