The Cottage at Glass Beach

Zusatztext "Reminiscent of Maeve Binchy's stories of romance and family in tight-knit Irish communities! The Cottage at Glass Beach is full of warmth and sympathy." Informationen zum Autor The author of two previous novels, The Lace Makers of Glenmara and Snow in July , Heather Barbieri has won international prizes for her short fiction. She lives in Seattle with her family. Klappentext Married to the youngest attorney general in Massachusetts history, Nora Cunningham is a picture-perfect political wife. But when she learns of her husband's infidelity, Nora packs up her daughters and takes refuge on Burke's Island, the craggy spit off the coast of Maine where Nora spent her childhood—until her mother disappeared at sea. By their cottage on Glass Beach, Nora succumbs to grief, her tears flowing into the ocean; days later an enigmatic fisherman named Owen Kavanagh washes up on the rocks nearby. Could he be a selkie—a mythical being of island legend—summoned by heartbreak? Or is Owen simply someone trying, like Nora, to find his way in the wake of his own struggles? Zusammenfassung Heather Barbieri follows her acclaimed Gaelic-tinged drama The Lace Makers of Glenmara with the resonant tale of a woman who! in the wake of scandal! flees to a remote Maine island to reconnect with her past—and to come to terms with the childhood tragedy that has haunted her for a lifetime. Set on the rugged New England coast! Barbieri’s The Cottage at Glass Beach strikes the perfect balance between high lit and mainstream women’s fiction! infusing a potent and unforgettable love story with unforgettable characters that will remain with you long after the final chapter. Richly evocative! Barbieri’s narrative of intimacy! struggle! and redemption will call out to readers of Joanne Harris! Alice Hoffman! and other modern masters of drama.

Product details

• Authors: Heather Barbieri, BARBIERI HEATHER
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.05.2013
• EAN: 9780062107978
• ISBN: 978-0-06-210797-8
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: P.S.
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Short Stories, Sea stories, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Magical Realism, United States of America, USA, Anthologies: general, Fiction: general and literary, Romance: fantasy and paranormal, FICTION: Women, FICTION: Family Life / General, FICTION: Family Life / Siblings, FICTION: Family Life / Marriage & Divorce, FICTION: Short Stories (single author), FICTION: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: American / General, FICTION: Sea Stories, FICTION: Magical Realism, FICTION: City Life, Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales