“The Ocean in Winter is my absolute favorite kind of novel: wise, beautiful, moving, sad, rich. This magical tapestry woven from the lives of three sisters trying to reconnect to each other and themselves in the wake of their mother’s death does what the best fiction should: it makes you feel less alone on the trying, miraculous journey of being alive. I cried for the last forty pages—from joy and gratitude.” —Jenna Blum, New York Times bestselling author of Those Who Save Us and The Lost Family
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- The Ocean in Winter
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Read by Emily Lawrence, Rebecca Gibel, and Gabra Zackman
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Release Date: 7/06/21
Formats: Large Print Hardcover, Digital Audiobook, eBook, Retail CD Audiobook, MP3 CD, Hardcover, Trade Paperback
An unforgettable story about grief, love, and what it means to be haunted, The Ocean in Winter marks the debut of a remarkable new voice in fiction.
The lives of the three Emery sisters were changed forever when Alex found their mother drowned in the bathtub of their home. After their mother’s suicide, the girls’ father shut down emotionally, leaving Alex responsible for caring for Colleen and little Riley. Now the girls are grown and navigating different directions. Decades may have passed, but the unresolved trauma of their mother’s death still looms over them, creating distance between the sisters.
Then, on a March night, a storm rages near the coast of northeastern Massachusetts. Alex sits alone in an old farmhouse she inherited. The lights are out because of the storm; then, an unexpected knock at the door. When Alex opens it, her beautiful younger sister stands before her. Riley has long been estranged from their family, prompting Colleen to hire the private investigator from whom they’d been awaiting news.
After her mysterious visitation, Alex and Colleen are determined to reconcile with Riley and to face their painful past.
- The Ocean in Winter
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Read by Emily Lawrence, Rebecca Gibel, and Gabra Zackman
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Release Date: 7/06/21
Formats: Large Print Hardcover, Digital Audiobook, eBook, Retail CD Audiobook, MP3 CD, Hardcover, Trade Paperback