Red Ruby Heart in a Cold Blue Sea
A Novel
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
A captivating debut, introducing a spirited young heroine coming of age in coastal Maine during the early 1960s.
When her mother disappears during a weekend trip, Florine Gilham's idyllic childhood is turned upside down. Until then she'd been blissfully insulated by the rhythms of family life in small town Maine: watching from the granite cliffs above the sea for her father's lobster boat to come into port, making bread with her grandmother, and infiltrating the summer tourist camps with her friends. But with her mother gone, the heart falls out of Florine's life and she and her father are isolated as they struggle to manage their loss.
Both sustained and challenged by the advice and expectations of her family and neighbors, Florine grows up with her spirit intact. And when her father's past comes to call, she must accept that life won't ever be the same while keeping her mother vivid in her memories. With Fannie Flagg's humor and Elizabeth Stroud's sense of place, this debut is an extraordinary snapshot of a bygone America through the eyes of an inspiring girl blazing her own path to womanhood.
Customer Reviews
Wow, I couldn’t put it down
Tbh I lost my mom, and she grew up in the 1950’s, born in the 40’s. It broke my heart to see what Florine went through. I was with her and I saw her. It was a heart wrenching story of a young girl growing up through lost and how she overcome. I hundred percent recommend if you want a story of a girl who overcome battles that are not with sword but with emotions and gut. She’s young but she’s learning and that’s what makes this book so special.
Red Ruby Heart in a Cold Blue Sea
This was suggested by a staff member at Sherman's Bookstore in Bar Harbor, Maine. I read it during our trip home. I loved it. Could not put it down and when I had to, I kept wondering about the characters. Was a very good read!