"The Diamond Anchor is the story of two lives bound together by a shared past and an obligation to keep each others secrets. It explores ways in which women tell each others histories; the ways we depend on each other, invent each other, and the way that our stories turn on a sense of place. May writes: 'You're a story, Grace, and stories belong to places, stories live in the earth. You have to come from somewhere. You have to return there, if you want to know anything at all.'"--Provided by publisher.