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These granite islands captures poignant reflections of a ninety nine year old woman isobel as she recalls moments in 1936 of her friendship with a mentally ill tourist cathryn caught in an adulterous relationship.
As isobel lay dying at the end of the century she has lived she muses over one long ago summer that changed her outlook and awakened her compassion.
Reader reviews karen pfeil.
These granite islands is an eloquent and revealing portrait of a woman who has lived and rejoiced and suffered and perhaps most importantly has learned ninety nine years worth of life s lessons.
Sarah stonich s debut novel set on the iron range of minnesota is an intimate and gripping story of a friendship a portrait of marriage and a meditation on the tragedy of.
These granite islands is an arresting novel about a woman who on her deathbed recalls the haunting and fateful summer of 1936 a summer that forever changed her life.
March 7 2001 a carefully crafted first novel about doomed lovers in 1930s minnesota.
These granite islands is an arresting novel about a woman who on her deathbed recalls the haunting and fateful summer of 1936 a summer that forever changed her life.
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I really didn t want to continue reading it all after the first 50 pages or so because you knew this was gonna be a sad story but i couldn t put it down.
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Sarah stonich s debut novel set on the iron range of minnesota is an intimate and gripping story of a friendship a portrait of marriage and a meditation on the.
These granite islands is an arresting novel about a woman who on her deathbed recalls the haunting and fateful summer of 1936 a summer that forever changed her life.
Sarah stonich s debut novel set on the iron range of minnesota is an intimate and gripping story of a friendship a portrait of marriage and a meditation on the.
The third person narrator concentrates on isobel but occasionally moves to thomas isobel s only survivng child as he keeps a.
Stonich sarah 1958.
Isabel endeared herself to me because of her hang ups her worrysome spirit and.