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Fortune's Rocks

Fortune's Rocks

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Set 100 years ago in Boston, Fortune's Rocks is a classic of literary and romantic storytelling. Fourteen-year-old Olympic Biddeford is spending the summer with her parents at their seasonal house at Fortune's Rocks. Her father handles her education himself and is in fact a publisher of mildly liberal literature. One author he admires, who also practises as a physician, comes to visit the house. 40 years old, married with four children, he still embarks on an affair with the adolescent girl. They have a swift, passionate summer, torn apart when they are discovered together during Olympic's fifteenth birthday party. She is taken back to Boston, her parents are mortified and remove themselves from society. When Olympic is delivered of a baby boy nine months later, he is taken from her and she finds herself in exile at a ladies college and then as a governess. She decides she must get her child back, which means returning to Fortune's Rocks... This sensuality of a girl's rite of passage, the descriptions of landscape, weather, music and light, are vintage Shreve and her seventh novel will thrill her many admirers.

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ISBN13: 9780349112763
ISBN10: 0349112762
Language: English
Series: Fortune's Rocks
Publisher: Abacus
Publication Year: 2001
Format: Paperback

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    A passionate, coming-of-age story set at Fortune's Rocks.

  • Who is this book for?

    If you enjoy stories of youthful passion, societal expectations, and emotional growth, this novel offers an evocative narrative that captures a springboard moment in a girl's life. The lush descriptions and complex characters make it a compelling read about love, loss, and resilience. Fans of richly detailed storytelling and romantic drama will find much to enjoy here.

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