The Island of Ghost Ships

When Jamy Bond's younger sister, Shelby, followed in her footsteps and joined the Peace Corps, it should have been a shared legacy of service. Instead, Shelby is killed in a violent car crash in South Africa, and Jamy is left devastated and desperate to understand her sister's final moments. In The Island of Ghost Ships, Jamy Bond navigates the wreckage of grief through a series of short essays and a central haunting narrative. Part memoir, part investigative journey, this collection follows Bond as she travels to southern Africa and locates Shelby's boyfriend, Mercito, who survived the crash. Together they retrace Shelby's steps across a landscape of memory and loss. Through lyrical prose that is honest and tender, this collection is a powerful meditation on the bonds of sisterhood and the courageous search for light from the depths of darkness.