The Sea Garden

Author: Deborah Lawrenson
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062279688
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 265

Book Description
Romance, suspense, and World War II mystery are woven together in three artfully linked novellas—rich in drama and steeped in atmosphere—from the critically acclaimed author of The Lantern. The Sea Garden On the lush Mediterranean island of Porquerolles off the French coast, Ellie Brooke, an award-winning British landscape designer, has been hired to restore a memorial garden. Unsettled by its haunted air and the bitterness of the garden’s owner, an elderly woman who seems intent on undermining her, Ellie finds that her only ally on the island is an elusive war historian. . . . The Lavender Field Near the end of World War II, Marthe Lincel, a young blind woman newly apprenticed at a perfume factory in Nazi-occupied Provence, finds herself at the center of a Resistance cell. When tragedy strikes, she faces the most difficult choice of her life . . . and discovers a breathtaking courage she never expected. A Shadow Life Iris Nightingale, a junior British intelligence officer in wartime London, falls for a French agent. But after a secret landing in Provence results in terrible Nazi reprisals, he vanishes. When France is liberated, Iris is determined to uncover the truth. Was he the man he claimed to be? Ingeniously interconnected, this spellbinding triptych weaves three parallel narratives into one unique tale of love, mystery, and murder. The Sea Garden is a vivid and absorbing chronicle of love and loss in the fog of war—and a penetrating and perceptive examination of the impulses and circumstances that shape our lives.

If You Want to Visit a Sea Garden

Author: Kay Weisman
Publisher: Groundwood Books Ltd
ISBN: 155498971X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

Book Description
Discover the wonder of ancient sea gardens on the Northwest Coast Sea gardens have been created by First Peoples on the Northwest coast for more than three thousand years. These gardens consist of stone reefs that are constructed at the lowest tide line, encouraging the growth of clams and other marine life on the gently sloped beach. This lyrical story follows a young child and an older family member who set out to visit a sea garden early one morning, as the lowest tides often occur at dawn. After anchoring their boat, they explore the beach, discover the many sea creatures that live there, hear the sputtering of clams and look closely at the reef. They reflect on the people who built the wall long ago, as well as those who have maintained it over the years. After digging for clams, they tidy up the beach, then return home. An author’s note provides further information about sea gardens (also known as clam gardens), which yield a reliable food source and have been traditional places of learning. They have been found along the Pacific coast, from Alaska to British Columbia to Washington State, and some of these gardens are being restored today. The manuscript has been vetted and approved by the scientists of the Clam Garden Network and Kwaxsistalla Wathl’thla Clan Chief Adam Dick. Roy Henry Vickers, whose ancestry includes the Tsimshian, Haida and Heiltsuk First Nations, has created hauntingly beautiful images to accompany the text. Key Text Features author’s note Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.2 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.6 Name the author and illustrator of a text and define the role of each in presenting the ideas or information in a text.

Sea Garden

Author: H. D.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 73

Book Description
"Your lights are but dank shoals; slate and pebbles and wet shells; and sea weed fastened to the rocks." The book 'Sea Garden' is a collection of poems mainly themed on the sea and its natural scenery, as well as its perils to the sea faring. Some of the poem titles include: "She watches over the sea", "Mid-day", "Pursuit", "The Contest" and "Sea Lily."

The Sea Garden

Author: Marcia Willett
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250046343
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 303

Book Description
Traveling to Devon to accept an award, artist Jess Penhaligon is hosted by friendly Kate, whose loving extended family shares their stories and secrets, reminding Jess of how her own family fell apart years earlier.

Garden by the Sea

Author: Mercè Rodoreda
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781948830089
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A Gatsby-esque novel about Spain in the 1920s on the eve of the Spanish Civil War

The Lantern

Author: Deborah Lawrenson
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062049712
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 303

Book Description
“A whirlwind love affair, a wife who dies under mysterious circumstances, and a string of murder—and ghosts!—all set in a crumbling countryside estate in Provence. This haunting tale is everything you could want in a Gothic mystery that doesn’t also include a heroine named Jane Eyre.” — Redbook Set in the lush countryside of Provence, Deborah Lawrenson’s The Lantern is an atmospheric modern gothic tale of love, suspicion, and murder, in the tradition of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca. Drawn to a confident and artistic wealthy older man she barely knows, bookish Eve recklessly embarks on a whirlwind affair that soon offers a new life and a new home—Les Genévriers, a charming yet decaying hamlet nestled amid the fragrant lavender fields of Provence. But with autumn’s arrival the days begin to cool—and so, too, does Dom. Though Eve knows he bears the emotional scars of a failed marriage—which he refuses to talk about—his silence arouses suspicion and uncertainty. And, like its owner, Les Genévriers is also changing. Bright, warm rooms have turned cold and uninviting; shadows now fall unexpectedly; and Eve senses a presence moving through the garden. Is it a ghost from the past—or a manifestation of her current troubles with Dom? Can she trust Dom—or could her life truly be in danger? An evocative tale of romantic and psychological suspense, The Lantern masterfully melds past and present, secrets and lies, appearances and disappearances—along with our age-old fear of the dark.

The Garden by the Sea (Cornish Escapes Collection, Book 2)

Author: Amanda James
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008505004
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 300

Book Description
‘What a wonderful escape to perfect Cornwall...truly magical! More please!’ Faith Hogan #1 eBook bestseller A heartwarming standalone novel of new beginnings, love and finding your community when you need them the most...

The Sea Garden

Author: Sam Llewellyn
Publisher: Headline Book Pub Limited
ISBN: 9780747273738
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 377

Book Description
When Victoria and Guy Blakeney-Jones inherit the tiny Cornish island of Trelise, they look on the restoration of the island's famous garden as a wonderful challenge. And the garden, established by Guy's ancestor Joshua Jones in 1847, is certainly unusual, its construction reflecting a bizarre and disturbing vision. But as restoration gets underway, Victoria begins to realize what else the overgrown terraces are hiding, when a skeleton is uncovered. Sensing an intriguing mystery, Victoria begins to unravel a tormented family history that reaches back through five generations - and could yet shatter the island's idyllic calm.

Star of the Sea

Author: Janet Halfmann
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0805090738
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 45

Book Description
Learn about what life is like for a starfish, also called a sea star.

S.O.S. Songs of the Sea

Author: Lynn Kleiner
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
ISBN: 9780739051368
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 88

Book Description
S.O.S. Songs of the Sea is the perfect mix of music, creativity, and fun for music teachers, classroom teachers, child care providers and kids! Students will enjoy learning about the sea and its creatures through the engaging songs and activities. Classroom curriculum, music, crafts, and snacks are integrated, overlapped and joined to immerse students in a joyful, creative learning experience.