Portion of the Sea - Softcover

Lemmon, Christine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0971287457 ISBN 13: 9780971287457

Publisher: Penmark Pub, 2006

Synopsis

A tale about the treasures a woman has--heart, soul and mind--and her struggle to keep them afloat. Bonded by the passions and curses that get carried down in families, four generations of women arrive to an island at different times in history. Island life is a fresh start for them each, until they are forced to leave and make choices regarding family loyalties, exciting careers, and love. Each woman must decide whether to pick up the paddles and row out to her own portion of the sea.

About this title

About the Author

Christine Lemmon was born in Chicago, Illinois. When she was eight years old her family moved to Saugatuck, Michigan where together they worked their family businesses. Her schooling was in Holland, Michigan, where she also graduated from Hope College, a private, liberal arts college. Christine lives on Sanibel Island with her husband and three children. Ideas for her novels come to her while bike riding, hiking through preserves, and watching sunsets with her family.

Review

Christine Lemmon is the author of a series of superbly written novels with the theme of women struggle to realize their true potential. Sanibel Scribbles (9780971287419, $14.95) is the story of Vicki Brightman, her best friend Rebecca, a six-month journey to another country, a roster of colorful characters, and the unexpected demands that compel equally unexpected changes in one's life. Set in 1953 era Florida, Portion Of The Sea (9780971287457, $14.95), is the complex story of 15-year-old Lydia Isleworth, who meets Marlena DiPluma, an aspiring Hollywood actress who give Lydia her journal and admonishes that Lydia is capable of accomplishing anything that she wants to achieve. Sand In My Eyes (9780971287471, $14.95) is the story of Anna Hott, who leaves her high-pressure life, failing marriage, and demanding children behind when she moves from New York City to Sanibel Island, a barrier island off of Florida's Gulf Coast where life is lived at a very different pace and enables her. Very highly recommended for community library contemporary fiction collections and personal leisure time reading lists, all three novels document Christine Lemmon as a gifted writer with a very special flare for creating memorable characters with extraordinary stories of their own. --Midwest Book Review

Edition details

• Publisher: Penmark Pub
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0971287457
• ISBN 13: 9780971287457
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 386