Sarah stonich s debut novel set on the iron range of minnesota is an intimate and gripping story of a friendship a portrait of marriage and a meditation on the tragedy of.
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These granite islands is a marvelous first novel confronting with humor bravery and pathos the manner in which we construct or destroy our various loves.
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Sarah stonich s debut novel set on the iron range of minnesota is an intimate and gripping story of a friendship a portrait of marriage and a meditation on the.
These granite islands paperback by stonich sarah isbn 0816683530 isbn 13 9780816683536 brand new free shipping in the us these granite islands is an arresting novel about a woman who on her deathbed recalls the haunting and fateful summer of 1936 a summer that forever changed her life.
I really didn t want to continue reading it all after the first 50 pages or so because you knew this was gonna be a sad story but i couldn t put it down.
These granite islands is an arresting novel about a woman who on her deathbed recalls the haunting and fateful summer of 1936 a summer that forever changed her life.
These granite islands captures poignant reflections of a ninety nine year old woman isobel as she recalls moments in 1936 of her friendship with a mentally ill tourist cathryn caught in an adulterous relationship.
These granite islands is an arresting novel about a woman who on her deathbed recalls the haunting and fateful summer of 1936 a summer that forever changed her life.
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Isabel endeared herself to me because of her hang ups her worrysome spirit and.
Stonich sarah 1958.
The third person narrator concentrates on isobel but occasionally moves to thomas isobel s only survivng child as he keeps a.
March 7 2001 a carefully crafted first novel about doomed lovers in 1930s minnesota.
These granite islands is an arresting novel about a woman who on her deathbed recalls the haunting and fateful summer of 1936 a summer that forever changed her life.
These granite islands is an eloquent and revealing portrait of a woman who has lived and rejoiced and suffered and perhaps most importantly has learned ninety nine years worth of life s lessons.
As isobel lay dying at the end of the century she has lived she muses over one long ago summer that changed her outlook and awakened her compassion.
Sarah stonich s debut novel set on the iron range of minnesota is an intimate and gripping story of a friendship a portrait of marriage and a meditation on the.