false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177849958m/736116.jpg 736116 11 Painter Honor Sullivan has made a life for herself and her three daughters&#8211;Regis, Agnes, and Cecilia&#8211;at Star of the Sea Academy on the magical Connecticut shore. Here she teaches art at the convent school&#8217;s beautiful seaside campus, over which Honor&#8217;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 <br>lives forever.<br><br>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&#8211;and tore their little family apart. Now, hearing of Regis&#8217;s impending marriage, John has ended his self-imposed exile and returned to the family he&#8217;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&#8211;and a passion that may have been interrupted but that has never waned.<br><br>Some things, like sandcastles, don&#8217;t survive the changing tides. But love, family, and friendship&#8211;just as fragile&#8211;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&#8211;but a miracle is exactly what is in the works at Star of the Sea Academy. The only question is: Do you believe?<br><br><br><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i> 664660 2006 Sandcastles total:668|5:121|4:237|3:218|2:75|1:17| 668 2374 935 91 2 0 false false Tue Jul 21 11:26:01 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 14:53:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Nov 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 03:59:03 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 14:33:36 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jul 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 08:53:06 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 07:48:27 -0700 2009
Psychological suspense, mystery, love, depth, and pondering...a truly awesome read!

I loved the characters and even though th...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Apr 26 05:03:11 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 05:09:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Apr 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 16:01:56 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 16:16:12 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Thu Jul 12 05:03:17 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 12 05:03:17 -0700 2007 Given the title, July 4 pub date and settings on the Connecticut shore and County Cork coast, readers may expect the consummate beach feast from bestselling Rice (Summer of Roses). She almost delivers: all the ingredients for a clambake are here, but Rice doesn't bother t...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 17:30:40 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 11:49:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 13:39:03 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 10:31:49 -0700 2009 Kind of saw the ending coming with regard to Regis, but was a little surprised by Brendan's character. I think I kept thinking he was going to take the book into the supernat...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Aug 02 06:52:02 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 06:55:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 12 07:22:21 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 07:30:15 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Apr 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 07:46:17 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 08:05:28 -0700 2009
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