false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1191349076m/96081.jpg 96081 30 From its opening pages, Anita Shreve's <I>Sea Glass</I> surrounds the reader in the surprisingly rich feeling of the New Hampshire coast in winter. Vividly evoking the life of the coastal community at the beginning of the Great Depression, <I>Sea Glass</I> shifts through the multiple points of view of six principal characters; it's a skillfully created story of braided lives that bounces easily (even inevitably) from character to character. We learn how these lives come together following the stock market crash of 1929 and about the struggles of mill workers on the starkly beautiful New Hampshire coast during the following year. At the novel's center is the story of Honora Beecher, a young newlywed who compulsively collects sea glass along the beach as she collects unexpected friendship in her new beachside community, and Francis, a boy who discovers a father figure in the towering character of McDermott, an Irish mill worker, at a time when he most needs direction. Each character finds unexpected new purpose beyond the struggle to survive during that turbulent year among the dunes. First their lives barely touch, then they intersect, and finally they become inextricably bound. By the powerful and unexpected final scenes of the story, every point of view, every brilliant shard of life depends deeply on all the others. It is a very satisfying read--confidently told and deeply felt--with as many subtle colors and reflections as the sea glass that permeates the narrative. <I>--Paul Ford</I> 1207101 book 2002 Sea Glass total:4872|5:697|4:1805|3:1813|2:483|1:74| 4872 17184 6093 430 4 2 false false Wed Mar 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 26 14:19:02 -0700 2007 Thu Mar 20 09:45:22 -0700 2008
My favorite quaote from the book:
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Some Anita Shreve novels grab you from the start and don't let you go, while others are nearly impossible to get into. Sea Gla...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Oct 02 13:11:56 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 13:29:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jun 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 21:00:07 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 21:01:21 -0700 2009 http://fromichelle.blogspot.com/2009/06/...

Sea Glass by Anita Shreve is a narrative novel that unfolds during the tight times of the Depression. It highlights the lives of two newlyweds and those that encompass their tight, but varied circle of friends, co-workers, and comrades.

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