| Beachcombing for a Shipwrecked God Contributor(s): Coomer, Joe (Author) |
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ISBN: 068482440X ISBN-13: 9780684824406 Publisher: Touchstone Books OUR PRICE: $17.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1997 Annotation: The quirky and life-sustaining friendship among three women of different generations is brought to life with rare insight and humor in this poignant novel, optioned for feature film production by Jodie Foster. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 96038328 |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 5.06" W x 8.06" (0.62 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - New Hampshire - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Cultural Region - New England |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Nine weeks after losing her husband, Charlotte escapes to a wooden motor yacht in New Hampshire, where her shipmates are an aging blue-haired widow, an emotional seventeen-year-old, and the ugliest dog in literature. A genuine bond develops among the three women, as their distinct personalities and paths cross and converge against the backdrop of emotional secrets, abuse, and the wages of old age. Off the boat, Charlotte, an archaeologist, joins a local excavation to uncover an ancient graveyard. Here she can indulge her passion for reconstructing the past, even as she tries to bury her own recent history. She comes to realize, however, that the currents of time are as fluid and persistent as the water that drifts beneath her comforting new home. |
Contributor Bio(s): Coomer, Joe: - Joe Coomer is the author of Beachcombing for a Shipwrecked God, The Loop, Sailing in a Spoonful of Water and an award-winning book of nonfiction, Dream House. He lives in Texas and Maine. |