The Sea Road
Title | The Sea Road PDF eBook |
Author | Margaret Elphinstone |
Publisher | Canongate Books |
Pages | 257 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1841951765 |
"A haunting and compelling historical novel, The Sea Road is an ambitious retelling of the Viking exploration of the North Atlantic from the viewpoint of one extraordinary woman. Taking the accidential discovery of North America as its focal point, what emerges is a multi-layered voyage into the unknown - the personal, the geographical and the spiritual - all recounted with wonderfully rich, atmospheric detail. Elphinstone's feel for character, period and landscape is as spellbinding as her ability to describe issues of universal interest and the The Sea Road she has produced a historical novel of outstanding quality.".
Road to the Sea
Title | Road to the Sea PDF eBook |
Author | Dorsey, Florence L |
Publisher | Pelican Publishing |
Pages | 364 |
Release | 1947 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781455611324 |
All Roads Lead to the Sea
Title | All Roads Lead to the Sea PDF eBook |
Author | Kapka Kassabova |
Publisher | Auckland University Press |
Pages | 70 |
Release | 2013-11-01 |
Genre | Poetry |
ISBN | 177558013X |
All Roads Lead to the Sea is a first collection of poetry from a young Bulgarian immigrant poet. Her work had already attracted considerable attention, with a special issue of Poetry New Zealand featuring her poems. Her moody, evocative poems brilliantly convey the rootlessness and restlessness of the immigrant, the mingled sense of loss and wonder in the new land, the nostalgia and the longing, the hopes and the memories. The three parts of the book mirror a passage from dislocation to exploration to looking forward, with the last part dominated by the image of the sea. These haunting, powerful poems introduce a fresh and original talent.
Town Is by the Sea
Title | Town Is by the Sea PDF eBook |
Author | Joanne Schwartz |
Publisher | Groundwood Books Ltd |
Pages | 29 |
Release | 2017-04-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1554988721 |
Winner of CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal Winner of the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award A young boy wakes up to the sound of the sea, visits his grandfather’s grave after lunch and comes home to a simple family dinner with his family, but all the while his mind strays to his father digging for coal deep down under the sea. Stunning illustrations by Sydney Smith, the award-winning illustrator of Sidewalk Flowers, show the striking contrast between a sparkling seaside day and the darkness underground where the miners dig. With curriculum connections to communities and the history of mining, this beautifully understated and haunting story brings a piece of Canadian history to life. The ever-present ocean and inevitable pattern of life in a Cape Breton mining town will enthrall children and move adult readers.
Traveling the Blue Road
Title | Traveling the Blue Road PDF eBook |
Author | Lee Bennett Hopkins |
Publisher | Seagrass Press |
Pages | 35 |
Release | 2017-10-17 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1633222764 |
Gorgeous illustrations surround a collection of poetry written for children about the magic, beauty, and promise of sea voyages.
Salt to the Sea
Title | Salt to the Sea PDF eBook |
Author | Ruta Sepetys |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 450 |
Release | 2017-08-01 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 0142423629 |
#1 New York Times bestseller and winner of the Carnegie Medal! "A superlative novel . . . masterfully crafted."--The Wall Street Journal Based on "the forgotten tragedy that was six times deadlier than the Titanic."--Time Winter 1945. WWII. Four refugees. Four stories. Each one born of a different homeland; each one hunted, and haunted, by tragedy, lies, war. As thousands desperately flock to the coast in the midst of a Soviet advance, four paths converge, vying for passage aboard the Wilhelm Gustloff, a ship that promises safety and freedom. But not all promises can be kept . . . This paperback edition includes book club questions and exclusive interviews with Wilhelm Gustloff survivors and experts.
The Road
Title | The Road PDF eBook |
Author | Cormac McCarthy |
Publisher | Vintage Books |
Pages | 297 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0307386457 |
In a novel set in an indefinite, futuristic, post-apocalyptic world, a father and his young son make their way through the ruins of a devastated American landscape, struggling to survive and preserve the last remnants of their own humanity