Coomer Joe - Pocketful Of Names A Novel - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: " 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.
Title: Pocketful Of Names A Novel
Author(s): Coomer Joe
Publisher: Graywolf Press U. S.
Barcode: 9781555974619
Pages: 417 Pages
Publication Date: 5/1/2007
Category: Modern & Contemporary Fiction