商品簡介
An ambitious, heartrending debut that traces the lives of women across multiple generations on a collection of small Southern islands, introducing a beautiful new voice in fiction
Situated off the coast of Virginia's Chesapeake Bay, the group of islands known as the Shore has been home to generations of fierce and resilient women. Sanctuary to some but nightmare to others, it's a place they've inhabited, fled, and returned to for hundreds of years. From a half-Shawnee Indian's bold choice to flee an abusive home only to find herself with a man who will one day try to kill her, to a brave young girl's determination to protect her younger sister as methamphetamine ravages their family, to a lesson in summoning storm clouds to help end a drought, these women struggle against domestic violence, savage wilderness, and the corrosive effects of poverty and addiction to secure a sense of well-being for themselves and for those they love.
Together their stories form a deeply affecting legacy of two barrier island families, illuminating 150 years of their many freedoms and constraints, heartbreaks, and pleasures. Conjuring a wisdom and beauty all its own,The Shore is a richly unique, stunning novel that will resonate with readers long after turning its final pages, establishing Sara Taylor as a promising new voice in fiction.
作者簡介
Sara Taylor is a product of rural Virginia and home education. Between secondary school and college, she painted houses, demonstrated open hearth cooking for museums, and opened a cafe. At just 24, she has already completed her MA and is currently working on a PhD. The Shore is her first novel.
