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The end of the point : A Novel. / Elizabeth Graver.
A place out of time, Ashaunt Point--a tiny finger of land jutting into Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts--has provided sanctuary and anchored life for generations of the Porter family, who summer along its remote, rocky shore. But in 1942, the U.S. Army arrives on the Point, bringing havoc and change. That summer, the two older Porter girls--teenagers Helen and Dossie--run wild. The children's Scottish nurse, Bea, falls in love. And youngest daughter Janie is entangled in an incident that cuts the season short and haunts the family for years to come. As the decades pass, Helen and then her son Charlie return to the Point, seeking refuge from the chaos of rapidly changing times. But Ashaunt is not entirely removed from events unfolding beyond its borders. Neither Charlie nor his mother can escape the long shadow of history--Vietnam, the bitterly disputed real estate development of the Point, economic misfortune, illness, and tragedy. An unforgettable portrait of one...
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- ISBN: 9780062184863 (electronic bk)
- Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2013.
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Reproduction Note: | Electronic reproduction. New York : HarperCollins e-books, 2013. Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 536 KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB). |
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