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A Gift Upon the Shore is a lyrical, haunting story of two women, an artist and a writer, surviving in a dark near future. Driven by rich and fully drawn characters, this is a powerful, compelling story of a friendship that survives the devastation, only to face a more difficult test from the gift found upon the shore It is also about remaining human under the worst of conditions, and the humanizing influence of books and art, even when their existence is threatened.
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About the Author
M. K. WREN has also written nine mystery novels, featuring series characters Conan Flagg and Sheriff Neely Jones, as well as a science fiction epic The Phoenix Legacy, published in three volumes: Sword of the Lamb, Shadow of the Swan, and House of the Wolf.Website: www.mkwren.com e-mail: mkwren@wcn.net
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Would the survivors of nuclear holocaust have any reason to go on living? That is the question that must be answered by two women who have lived through the final conflict and now face the devastating nuclear winter that follows it. Mary and Rachel, the only survivors in their area, believe that choice makes us human, and they choose to affirm their humanity by preserving whatever knowledge can still be saved. Desperately longing for companionship, they hope eventually to meet other survivors. But when contact finally comes, more hard choices come with it. Wren's novel is thought-provoking in its consideration of ordinary people forced to confront the unthinkable. While the plot is not without cliches, and characters are not always fully developed, the author's passionate concern with what gives life meaning carries the novel. Recommended for fiction collections.
- Beth Ann Mills, New Rochelle P.L., N.Y.
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- PublisherPENGUIN BOOKS LTD
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 014013087X
- ISBN 13 9780140130874
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages384
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Paperback: 8½" x 5¼". Condition: USED_GOOD. Cover Art: Geoff Taylor (illustrator). 1990 Edition. © 1990: A stand-alone novel by M K Wren. 1st printing of 1990 edition:- Synopsis: Rachel Morrow and her young protege Mary Hope, isolated at Amarna on the remote Oregon shore, seem to be the sole survivors of the nuclear holocaust, their lives given purpose only by Rachel's mission to preserve whatever books are left. Until Luke appears on the shore - filling Mary with need and desire, both for him and for the Ark, the organized community from which he comes. Yet the encounter threatens everything she and Rachel believe in - for the Arkites are a strict, patriarchal society who think all books but the Bible are evil and who have no place for dissenters. Then Mary becomes involved in a bitter conflict with miriam, the icy beauty who vows to destroy her precious legacy - even if she has to kill to do so. 'A Gift Upon The Shore' is the story of an epic three-generational battle, whose final shattering resolution rocks the fragile foundations of their lives:- Review(s): "A lyrical, haunting story. A poignant expression of the durability, grace and potential of the human spirit" - Jean M Auel, author of 'The Clan Of The Cave Bear':- (original cost £7.99). Seller Inventory # 11.004.00027
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