table of contents prologue 2 chapter one 4 chapter two 6 chapter three 11 chapter four 13 chapter five 20 chapter six 21 chapter seven 26 chapter eight 28 chapter nine 33 chapter ten 40 chapter eleven 45 chapter twelve 54 chapter thirteen 71 chapter fourteen 78 chapter fifteen 84 chapter sixteen 90 chapter seventeen 97 chapter eighteen 103 chapter nineteen 107 chapter twenty 116 epilogue 119 prologue the sapphire waters of the pacific churned into frothy white spray against the rocky coastline of muir beach .