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The sisters from hardscrabble bay

Published posthumously through the efforts of Beverly Jensen's many supporters, this widely acclaimed novel-in-stories offers a richly textured portrait of a bygone era. In 1916, Idella and Avis Hillock live on the edge of a chilly bluff in New Brunswick-a barren world of potato farms and lobster tr...

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Main Author: Jensen, Beverly
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Language:English
Published: 2010.
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Summary:Published posthumously through the efforts of Beverly Jensen's many supporters, this widely acclaimed novel-in-stories offers a richly textured portrait of a bygone era. In 1916, Idella and Avis Hillock live on the edge of a chilly bluff in New Brunswick-a barren world of potato farms and lobster traps, rough men, hard work, and baffling beauty. From "Gone," the heartbreaking account of the crisis that changed their lives forever, through "Wake," a darkly comic saga of funeral plans gone awry, The Sisters from Hardscrabble Bay beautifully charts the trajectory of the Hillocks' divergent lives against the background of a lost slice of Americana.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Format:Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 323 KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB).
ISBN:9781101190241
Author Notes:Beverly Jensen earned an MFA in drama from Southern Methodist University. After her death in 2003, her story "Wake" was published in the New England Review , included in The Best American Short Stories 2007 , and was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She is survived by her husband, Jay Silverman, and their two children.

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