RESTORATION is an evocative novel about an American architect who travels to rural England to restore a centuries-old barn --- and finds herself rebuilding the fractured story of her own family.

It is 1984, and Risa Meier has built a successful life in San Francisco, far from the childhood losses and family secrets she has spent years trying to leave behind. But when her estranged mother unexpectedly reenters her life after nearly a decade of silence, old wounds resurface. As a series of personal tragedies force Risa to confront the past, she begins to question everything she thought she knew about her family, herself and the future she carefully planned.

Seeking distance and a fresh start, Risa accepts an opportunity in rural England, where she is tasked with restoring a centuries-old barn. As hidden histories emerge through letters, memories and the landscape itself, the restoration becomes more than a professional challenge. The deeper she digs into the building's past, the more she is forced to confront her own inheritance of grief, loss and longing.

Set between 1980s San Francisco and the English countryside, RESTORATION is a richly layered literary novel about mothers and daughters, family secrets, memory, and the transformative work of rebuilding a life.