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‘In the wet sand by her foot, a bit of colour catches her eye. The glass is green, pale and cloudy, the colour of lime juice that has been squeezed into a glass. She brushes the sand off and presses the sea glass into her palm, keeping it for luck.’ New Hampshire, 1929 – when Sexton Beecher proposes to Honora Willard, she lays aside his flaws as one might overlook a small stain in a beautifully embroidered tablecloth. But as the couple begin their new life in the house at Fortune’s Rocks, their love is about to be tested to the limit. For the Wall Street Crash has as little time for dreams as it does the mill workers at near by Ely Falls, who are readying for strike whatever the consequences… ‘Shreve delivers a wealth of historical detail; vivid, often droll dialogue; sharply drawn characters; and a riveting story; a gem of a book ‘ EVE ‘Anita Shreve’s prose is deceptively simple and her words are spare and elegant … heartbreaking’ DAILY MAIL Softcover, 356 pages. In good to very good pre-loved condition.