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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Snow Islandby Katherine Towler
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:What is life like for a girl coming of age in the shadow of World War II, a girl who lives on a small, isolated island populated by quahoggers and eccentrics? This tender first novel follows the fate of sixteen-year-old Alice Daggett, who still feels the presence of her father who died six years earlier, and of George Tibbit, a reclusive loner who returns to the island each year in an excessive act of homage to the two women who raised him there. Snow Island tells of their isolated lives and the impact that WWII has on all of their worlds. Both Alice and George find their lives linked, and changed, forever by the events that happen far from the small New England community that defines them. Review:"Towler's strength is her deft rendering of time and place. Lyrical and gentle, Alice's wartime coming-of-age and the island itself continues to resonate after the last page." Publishers Weekly Review:"Towler's first novel adeptly personifies loneliness in the self-imposed exile of George Tibbits and the circumstantial solitude of Alice Daggett, both of whom are bonded by a common need for the isolated shores of Snow Island." Elsa Gaztambide, Booklist Synopsis:This tender first novel follows the fate of 16-year-old Alice Daggett, who still feels the presence of her father who died six years earlier, and of George Tibbit, a reclusive loner who returns to the island each year in an excessive act of homage to the two women who raised him there. About the AuthorKatherine Towler completed an M.A. in writing at John Hopkins and an M.A. in English Literature at Middlebury College. She has been awarded fellowships to Yaddo, the Virginia Center for Creative Arts, and the Bread Loaf Writers Conference and received the George Bennet Fellowship at Phillips Exeter Academy. A freelance writer, she also serves as an editor for the Mars Hill Review. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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