Martha's - Vineyard Beach And Book Club, 1 Each
$26.95
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2016: Thirty-four-year-old Mari Starwood is still grieving from the loss of her mother as she travels to the island of Marthas Vineyard, off the coast of Massachusetts. Shes come all the way from California with nothing but a name on a piece of paper: Elizabeth Devereaux, the famous but reclusive Vineyard painter. When Mari makes it to Mrs. Devereauxs waterfront farm under the guise of taking a painting class with her, Mrs. Devereaux begins to tell her the story of the Smith sisters, who once lived there. As the tale unfolds, Mari is shocked to learn that her relationship to this island runs deeper than she ever thought possible. 1942: The Smith girlsnineteen-year-old aspiring writer Cadence and sixteen-year-old, war-obsessed Briarare faced with the impossible task of holding their failing family farm together during World War II as the U.S. Army arrives on Marthas Vineyard. German U-boats are lurking off the islands shores, and Cadence falls into a romance with a sworn enemy, now quiet lives are officially upended. In an attempt at normalcy, Cadence and her best friend Bess start a book club, which grows in both members and influence as they connect with a New York publisher who could make all of Cadences dreams come true. But all that is put at risk by a mysterious man who washes ashoreand whispers of a spy in their midst. Who in their tightknit island community can they trust? Could this little book club change the course of the warbefore its too late?Product Number: 09780385697040
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2016: Thirty-four-year-old Mari Starwood is still grieving from the loss of her mother as she travels to the island of Marthas Vineyard, off the coast of Massachusetts. Shes come all the way from California with nothing but a name on a piece of paper: Elizabeth Devereaux, the famous but reclusive Vineyard painter. When Mari makes it to Mrs. Devereauxs waterfront farm under the guise of taking a painting class with her, Mrs. Devereaux begins to tell her the story of the Smith sisters, who once lived there. As the tale unfolds, Mari is shocked to learn that her relationship to this island runs deeper than she ever thought possible. 1942: The Smith girlsnineteen-year-old aspiring writer Cadence and sixteen-year-old, war-obsessed Briarare faced with the impossible task of holding their failing family farm together during World War II as the U.S. Army arrives on Marthas Vineyard. German U-boats are lurking off the islands shores, and Cadence falls into a romance with a sworn enemy, now quiet lives are officially upended. In an attempt at normalcy, Cadence and her best friend Bess start a book club, which grows in both members and influence as they connect with a New York publisher who could make all of Cadences dreams come true. But all that is put at risk by a mysterious man who washes ashoreand whispers of a spy in their midst. Who in their tightknit island community can they trust? Could this little book club change the course of the warbefore its too late?Product Number: 09780385697040
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