The Shore: A Novel

The Shore: A Novel

An ambitious, Baileys prize-nominatedÂ debut set in an unforgettable place, introducing a powerful new voice in fiction

The Shore: a group of small islands in the Chesapeake Bay, just off the coast of Virginia. The Shore is clumps of evergreens, wild ponies, oyster-shell roads, tumble-down houses, unwanted pregnancies, murder, and dark magic in the marshes. Sanctuary to some but nightmare to others, it's a place that generations of families both wealthy and destitute have inhabited, fled, and returned to for hundreds of years. From a half-Shawnee Indian's bold choice to escape 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, the characters in this remarkable novel have deep connections to the land, and a resilience that only the place they call home could create.Â
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Through a series of interconnecting narratives that recalls the work of David Mitchell and Jennifer Egan, Sara Taylor brings to lifeÂ the small miracles and miseries of a community of outsiders, and the bonds of blood and fate that connect them all.

Spanning over a century, dreamlike and yet impossibly real, profound and playful, THE SHORE is a breathtakingly ambitious and accomplished work of fiction by a young writer of remarkable promise.
Country USA
Manufacturer Hogarth
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 0553417738
ReleaseDate 2015-05-26
UnitCount 1
Format Deckle Edge
EANs 9780553417739

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Hogarth
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	0553417738
ReleaseDate	2015-05-26
UnitCount	1
Format	Deckle Edge
EANs	9780553417739

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