Joanne Clarey
ASIN: B007YJVGDU
Publisher: Amazon.com Services LLC
Pages: 27
*****Clarey's story of the little green crab reminds me of Annie Dillard's account of the giant water bug she encountered at Tinker's Creek. Both authors braid the wonder and wickedness of nature into tight and fascinating tales. C. Clements*****By the Sea is a book of stories about the treasures found on a wild island by its lone inhabitant, a woman caretaker. Humorous, thoughtful, and inspiring, the short tales are beautifully written. Roberta Hollins, authorThe setting of By the Sea is a wild uninhabited island miles off the coast of Maine; the time, a summer season during which the caretaker experiences a solitary and rugged lifestyle very different from what she is used to. Interactions with the natural world, swimming with seals, watching the little green crab struggle to save her young, and learning to survive inclement weather, challenge and change the caretaker. Six short ...