| Contentment Cove Contributor(s): Colwell, Miriam (Author) |
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ISBN: 1934031046 ISBN-13: 9781934031049 Publisher: Islandport Press OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Cultural Heritage |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2007923158 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.65 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Miriam Colwell's Contentment Cove-her fourth novel set in Maine and her first in more than five decades-is a riveting story of class distinctions in a 1950s Down East coastal village during a time of cultural change. Dot-Fran, Hilary, and Mina are three residents of a Maine coastal village in the 1950s. Dot-Fran, the youngest, is a native; she runs the town's drug store. Hilary, middle-aged, is a worldly artist. The wealthy Mina and her husband retired to the town after being enchanted with its charm during a one-night visit. Their disparate lives become entwined and eventually clash tragically. The story, which features recognizable Maine characters and those from away, takes place over only a matter of days one summer. While Maine-native Colwell infuses Contentment Cove with humor, it is a novel that deals with serious issues that remain relevant today, none more compelling than the erosion of one way of Maine life and the evolution of another. |
