The Silver Boat (Wheeler Large Print Book Series) - Hardcover

Rice, Luanne

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9781410436412: The Silver Boat (Wheeler Large Print Book Series)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1410436411 ISBN 13: 9781410436412

Publisher: Wheeler Pub Inc, 2011

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Returning for a final visit to the Martha's Vineyard beach house where they were most happy in childhood, three far-flung sisters struggle with poignant family memories and discover astonishing truths in a cache of old letters that compels a journey to their ancestral Ireland. (general fiction). Simultaneous.

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Review:

Praise for THE SILVER BOAT:

"Will strike a chord in every mother, daughter, or sister." --"Marie Claire"

"Popular Rice, in her mellifluous style, captures the essence of family and sisterhood as each character deals with love and loss." --"Booklist"

"Rice's writing effortlessly conveys the way family can bind as well as buoy us, reminding us that when the sea of life gets too choppy, by setting our prows toward the places that made us, we will find a safe harbor. Another winner from one of America's most beloved authors." --"BookPage"

"Rice enriches familiar themes of family, failure, redemption, and romance with a watercolor-lovely portrait of Martha's Vineyard and sketches of the tug-of-war between sea and sand, rich and poor, development and preservation characteristic of the island." --"Publishers Weekly"

"Compelling . . . a satisfying and worthwhile ride." --"Library Journal"

Praise for THE SILVER BOAT:
"Will strike a chord in every mother, daughter, or sister."

--"Marie Claire"
"Popular Rice, in her mellifluous style, captures the essence of family and sisterhood as each character deals with love and loss."

--"Booklist"
"Rice's writing effortlessly conveys the way family can bind as well as buoy us, reminding us that when the sea of life gets too choppy, by setting our prows toward the places that made us, we will find a safe harbor. Another winner from one of America's most beloved authors."

--"BookPage"
"Rice enriches familiar themes of family, failure, redemption, and romance with a watercolor-lovely portrait of Martha's Vineyard and sketches of the tug-of-war between sea and sand, rich and poor, development and preservation characteristic of the island."

--"Publishers Weekly"
"Compelling . . . a satisfying and worthwhile ride."

--"Library Journal"

Praise for THE SILVER BOAT:
Will strike a chord in every mother, daughter, or sister.

Marie Claire
Popular Rice, in her mellifluous style, captures the essence of family and sisterhood as each character deals with love and loss.

Booklist
Rice s writing effortlessly conveys the way family can bind as well as buoy us, reminding us that when the sea of life gets too choppy, by setting our prows toward the places that made us, we will find a safe harbor. Another winner from one of America s most beloved authors.

BookPage
Rice enriches familiar themes of family, failure, redemption, and romance with a watercolor-lovely portrait of Martha's Vineyard and sketches of the tug-of-war between sea and sand, rich and poor, development and preservation characteristic of the island.

Publishers Weekly
Compelling . . . a satisfying and worthwhile ride.

Library Journal

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Praise for THE SILVER BOAT:
"Will strike a chord in every mother, daughter, or sister."

--Marie Claire
"Popular Rice, in her mellifluous style, captures the essence of family and sisterhood as each character deals with love and loss."

--Booklist
"Rice's writing effortlessly conveys the way family can bind as well as buoy us, reminding us that when the sea of life gets too choppy, by setting our prows toward the places that made us, we will find a safe harbor. Another winner from one of America's most beloved authors."

--BookPage
"Rice enriches familiar themes of family, failure, redemption, and romance with a watercolor-lovely portrait of Martha's Vineyard and sketches of the tug-of-war between sea and sand, rich and poor, development and preservation characteristic of the island."

--Publishers Weekly
"Compelling . . . a satisfying and worthwhile ride."

--Library Journal

Praise for THE SILVER BOAT:

"Will strike a chord in every mother, daughter, or sister."

--Marie Claire

"Popular Rice, in her mellifluous style, captures the essence of family and sisterhood as each character deals with love and loss."

--Booklist

"Rice's writing effortlessly conveys the way family can bind as well as buoy us, reminding us that when the sea of life gets too choppy, by setting our prows toward the places that made us, we will find a safe harbor. Another winner from one of America's most beloved authors."

--BookPage

"Rice enriches familiar themes of family, failure, redemption, and romance with a watercolor-lovely portrait of Martha's Vineyard and sketches of the tug-of-war between sea and sand, rich and poor, development and preservation characteristic of the island."

--Publishers Weekly

"Compelling . . . a satisfying and worthwhile ride."

--Library Journal

About the Author:

Luanne Rice is the author of thirty-one novels, twenty-two of which have been New York Times bestsellers. Her recent novels include The Lemon Orchard, Little Night, and The Silver Boat. A native of Connecticut, she currently resides in New York City.

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