Pocketful of Names

出版者:Farrar Straus & Giroux

作者:Coomer, Joe

页数:417

出版时间:2007-6

价格:$ 15.82

装帧:Pap

isbn号码:9781555974619

"Coomer is clearly an author of serious talent." --"The Washington Post Book World"""Inhabiting an island off the coast of Maine left to her by her great-uncle Arno, Hannah finds her life as a dedicated and solitary artist rudely interrupted one summer when a dog, matted with feathers and seaweed, arrives with the tide. He is only the first of a series of unexpected visitors and is soon followed by a teenager running from an abusive father, a half sister in trouble, a mainland family, and a forlorn trapped whale. In the engrossing drama that unfolds, Hannah's love of her island solitude competes with her instinctive compassion for others.In this booksellers' favorite and two-time Book Sense pick, now available in paperback, Joe Coomer offers the rugged yet stunning beauty of Maine and the lobstermen and their families who are dependent on the sea for survival. "Pocketful of Names" is a deeply human tale about the unpredictability of nature, art, family, and the flotsam and jetsam that comprise our lives.