In Sandcastles by the Sea, Sheridan takes us through a thread of memories she shared with her late grandmother. Her grandmother, Mary Strang, was a hilarious and strong-headed New Yorker with a passion for detective novels, a long day at the beach, and never missed an episode of Jeopardy!. It's a story about finding solace in the past, the enduring impact of small moments, and the way love continues to guide us, even when the ones we cherish are no longer with us. Sandcastles by the Sea reminds us to treasure each other and to always hold onto our memories even when they can be painful to remember.
Beneath the ancient olive trees, Fadwa finds herself drawn back to a land steeped in memory and history. As she reconnects with the rhythms of gazan life, she is reminded of the simple joys and deep sorrows that shaped her childhood. Amidst the familiar scents and sounds of her homeland, Fadwa must come to terms with the passage of time, the changes it brings, and the enduring bond between people and place. "In the Shadows of the Olive Trees" is a lyrical exploration of identity, belonging, and the ties that bind us to our roots. As Fadwa navigates her return to a world she once knew, she discovers that some connections, like the ancient trees themselves, are unbreakable. This novel is a reflection on the journey home and the memories that shape us.
Bea lives by the beach, but she doesn't like sand one little bit! One day, her mother persuades her to visit the beach, where she meets a sand sculpture of a lion who is afraid of water. A funny and tender book about the mutual support of friendship, the acceptance of loss, and the resilience needed to accept change.
A day at the beach becomes a lesson in sibling bonding for Gideon in this magical picture book. Every summer, Gideon and his younger sister Audrey build a sandcastle together. But this summer, everything changes. Gideon decides to build the most spectacular sandcastle anyone on the beach has ever seen. And he’s going to do it on his own—without any help from his sister. But much to his surprise, Gideon discovers that building together is more fun and that everyone has their own unique talent when it comes to creativity and imagination, even Audrey.
A sparklingly profound novel about the conflict between love and loyalty The quiet life of schoolmaster Bill Mor and his wife Nan is disturbed when a young woman, Rain Carter, arrives at the school to paint the portrait of the headmaster. Mor, hoping to enter politics, becomes aware of new desires. A complex battle develops, involving love, guilt, magic, art, and political ambition. Mor’s teenage children and their mother fight discreetly and ruthlessly against the invader. The Head, himself disenchanted, advises Mor to seize the girl and run. The final decision rests with Rain. Can a “great love” be purchased at too high a price?
federleicht ist eine Akkumulation von deutschen und englischen Gedichten, die zu gleichen Teilen fatalistisch und rebellisch sind. Es ist der Spiegel zu einem blauen Sommer, einem Wechselspiel aus Selbstermächtigung und Weltflucht. Die Gedichte in diesem Band fühlen sich so intim an wie Tagebucheinträge. Sie entführen in eine Welt, die sowohl zutiefst authentisch als auch herzlich fantasievoll ist. In federleicht vereinen sich das Erwachen einer Dichterin, die Sehnsucht einer jungen Frau nach dem Ausbruch aus altbekannten Mustern sowie eine Rückbesinnung auf die Magie des Schreibens als Mittel zur Selbstfindung und Heilung. Die Autorin ist überzeugt davon, dass uns Worte aus den tiefsten Tiefen tragen und befreien können. Nur wenn wir unserer Wut und unserem Schmerz Ausdruck verleihen, finden wir zu einem Zustand zurück, in dem wir federleicht durchs Leben schweben können.
A New York Times Notable Book of 2020 "'Saint X' is hypnotic. Schaitkin's characters...are so intelligent and distinctive it feels not just easy, but necessary, to follow them. I devoured [it] in a day." –Oyinkan Braithwaite, New York Times Book Review When you lose the person who is most essential to you, who do you become? Recommended by Entertainment Weekly, included in Good Morning America's 20 Books We're Excited for in 2020 & named as one of Vogue's Best Books to Read This Winter, Bustle's Most Anticipated Books of February 2020, and O Magazine's 14 of the Best Books to Read This February! Hailed as a “marvel of a book” and “brilliant and unflinching,” Alexis Schaitkin’s stunning debut, Saint X, is a haunting portrait of grief, obsession, and the bond between two sisters never truly given the chance to know one another. Claire is only seven years old when her college-age sister, Alison, disappears on the last night of their family vacation at a resort on the Caribbean island of Saint X. Several days later, Alison’s body is found in a remote spot on a nearby cay, and two local men–employees at the resort–are arrested. But the evidence is slim, the timeline against it, and the men are soon released. The story turns into national tabloid news, a lurid mystery that will go unsolved. For Claire and her parents, there is only the return home to broken lives. Years later, Claire is living and working in New York City when a brief but fateful encounter brings her together with Clive Richardson, one of the men originally suspected of murdering her sister. It is a moment that sets Claire on an obsessive pursuit of the truth–not only to find out what happened the night of Alison’s death but also to answer the elusive question: Who exactly was her sister? At seven, Claire had been barely old enough to know her: a beautiful, changeable, provocative girl of eighteen at a turbulent moment of identity formation. As Claire doggedly shadows Clive, hoping to gain his trust, waiting for the slip that will reveal the truth, an unlikely attachment develops between them, two people whose lives were forever marked by the same tragedy. For readers of Emma Cline’s The Girls and Lauren Groff’s Fates and Furies, Saint X is a flawlessly drawn and deeply moving story that culminates in an emotionally powerful ending.
A series of ruminations about the author's experiences on Cape Cod as a summer kid and now family historian. This compilation seeks to encourage others to get involved in writing their recollections.
Painter Honor Sullivan has made a life for herself and her three daughters–Regis, Agnes, and Cecilia–at Star of the Sea Academy on the magical Connecticut shore. Here she teaches art at the convent school’s beautiful seaside campus, over which Honor’s sister-in-law, mother superior Bernadette Ignatius, keeps a benevolent and watchful eye. No one could have foreseen the day rebellious Regis would come home with the stunning news that she was getting married. Nor could anyone have guessed how that sudden announcement would soon change all their lives forever. Eleven years ago, Honor thought she had the perfect home, the perfect love, the perfect life. Then her husband, brilliant photographer and sculptor John Sullivan, broke her heart–and tore their little family apart. Now, hearing of Regis’s impending marriage, John has ended his self-imposed exile and returned to the family he’s always loved more than anything on earth. What he finds is one daughter still hurting over his abandonment, another who barely remembers him, and a third who may be in more trouble than anyone knows. And then there is Honor herself–and a passion that may have been interrupted but that has never waned. Some things, like sandcastles, don’t survive the changing tides. But love, family, and friendship–just as fragile–have a way of standing against anything. It will take nothing short of a miracle to heal the rift between father and daughter, husband and wife, the past and the present–but a miracle is exactly what is in the works at Star of the Sea Academy. The only question is: Do you believe?
