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Firefly Cloak

by Sheri Reynolds

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ISBN13: 9780307341839
ISBN10: 0307341836
Condition: Standard
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When eight-year-old Tessa Lee and her brother, Travis, are abandoned in a campground by their desperate mother and her boyfriend of the moment, they are left with only two things: a phone number written in Magic Marker on Travis’s back and their mother’s favorite housecoat, which she leaves wrapped around her sleeping children. This housecoat, painted with tiny fireflies, becomes totemic for Tessa Lee, providing a connection to her past and to the beautiful mother she lost.

Seven years later, when word arrives that her mother has been spotted working at a tourist trap on a seaside boardwalk not far from where Tessa Lee lives, she sets off on a dangerous journey to try to recover what has been taken from her.

Steeped in the rich Southern atmosphere for which Sheri Reynolds has long been hailed, Firefly Cloak is a vivid coming-of-age novel of family, loss, and redemption.

Also available as a Random House Large Print edition and as an eBook

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From the author of the #1 "New York Times" bestseller "The Rapture of Canaan" comes the haunting story of a young girl's journey to find the mother who abandoned her, set against the backdrop of the Deep South, with all its quirkiness and charm.

About the Author

Sheri Reynolds teaches writing and literature at Old Dominion University. She is the author of the New York Times bestseller and Oprah Book Club pick The Rapture of Canaan, as well as two other critically acclaimed novels, Bitterroot Landing and A Gracious Plenty

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Deborah Fochler, March 29, 2009 (view all comments by Deborah Fochler)
This book is a "sleeper" it is by far one of the best books I have read this year. But I have heard very little about it. Ms. Reynolds is a great storyteller and has a wonderful grasp and understanding of human nature. It is steeped in southern traditions and explores the yearning all children have for their parents. While there is plenty of bad choices, pain and trouble there is an equal dose of human kindness, love and redemption. It is a wonderful story, easy to read with unforgettable characters.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780307341839
Author:
Reynolds, Sheri
Publisher:
Three Rivers Press (CA)
Subject:
General
Subject:
Girls
Subject:
Mothers and daughters
Subject:
Domestic fiction
Large Print:
Y
Publication Date:
December 2006
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
291
Dimensions:
7.64x5.92x.67 in. .49 lbs.

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