San MiguelOn a tiny, desolate, windswept island off the coast of Southern California, two families, one in the 1880s and one in the 1930s, come to start new lives and pursue dreams of self reliance and freedom. Their extraordinary stories, full of struggle and hope, are the subject of T. C. Boyles haunting new novel. Thirty eight year old Marantha Waters arrives on San Miguel on New Years Day 1888 to restore her failing health. Joined by her husband, a