An Island Garden
An Island Garden

Author: Celia Thaxter

Publisher: Applewood Books

Published: 2008-11

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 1429014296

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Celia Laighton Thaxter (1835-1894) was born in Portsmouth, NH. When she was four, her father became the lighthouse keeper on White Island in the Isles of Shoals. After resigning his post eight years later, he built a resort hotel on Appledore Island in Maine. The first of its kind on the New England coast, the hotel became a gathering place for writers and artists during the latter half of the 19th century. In her last year of life, Celia published this work, in which she lovingly describes her Appledore garden and its flowers. The flowers she grew in her cutting garden filled her own rooms and those of the hotel, and this work became famous for its descriptions of the old-fashioned flowers she grew there. Her island garden, a plot that measured 15 feet square, has been re-created and is open to visitors.

American Impressionist
American Impressionist

Author: Austen Barron Bailly

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2016-01-01

Total Pages: 125

ISBN-13: 0300217315

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"American Impressionist: Childe Hassam and the Isles of Shoals traces Hassam's artistic exploration of Appledore Island, the largest island of the Isles of Shoals off the coast of Maine and New Hampshire, where he traveled nearly every summer for thirty years"--

Celia's Island Journal
Celia's Island Journal

Author: Loretta Krupinski

Publisher: Little Brown & Company

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13: 9780316839211

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An illustrated journal of a small child from the nineteenth century describes the colors, sounds, and textures of her home on the Isles of Shoals.

The Weight of Water
The Weight of Water

Author: Anita Shreve

Publisher: Little Brown

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 189

ISBN-13: 0316789976

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A tale of marital intrigue. The protagonist is a woman photographer sent to investigate an old murder on an island. She takes along her husband, the husband's brother and the brother's girlfriend. Problems arise when the husband develops an interest in the other woman. By the author of Resistance.

A Memorable Murder
A Memorable Murder

Author: John Schlarbaum

Publisher: eBookIt.com

Published: 2015-07-08

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 1456605488

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A Memorable Murder A Jennifer Malone Mystery Payback's a bitch . . . in a blue and white dress On a cool October morning, viewers are transfixed to their televisions for details of a gangland-style murder carried out during the live broadcast of The Nation Today. Upon identifying the dead man as Robert Barker, CEO of the country's largest pharmaceutical company, the police quickly discover clues indicating the killer is none other than his wife, Lynn. While authorities attempt to locate Mrs. Barker, intrepid newspaper reporter Jennifer Malone uncovers information the shooting is possibly related to a new memory wonder drug. Yet the harder she digs, the more twists and turns she unearths. Had Robert found out about Lynn's affair with the presidential candidate - a show guest that fateful morning? Or was it business related, as the candidate is the powerful Chairman of the Health and Welfare Committee that oversees the drug industry? A Memorable Murder is a story of greed, revenge, political cover-up, and a country's insatiable appetite for tabloid-worthy news stories. It is also a novel you won't soon forget.

One Woman's Work
One Woman's Work

Author: Sharon Paiva Stephan

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13:

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Discover an unexplored dimension of the life of a popular 19th-century gardener, poet, and personality