The Peculiar Gift of JulyBy: Ashley Ream With a dash of magic and a cast of oddball, small town characters, this feel good novel explores forgiveness, family, and the sense of humor it takes to live with the ones we love the most. Ebeys End is a small town on an island off the Pacific coast, reachable only by ferry (assuming the gods are with you and its not a Tuesday). Its a comfortable, familiar (but okay, fine, sometimes lonely) life for its resident grocer Anita Odom.