Amaryllis in Blueberry
First Gallery Books trade paperback edition
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Author
Contributions
- Jaime Putorti - Designer
Publication
2011-03-01 - Gallery Books, New York, USA
Language
English
Word Count
92,000 words, Guess
Page Count
368 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveamaryllisinblueb00chri
- ISBN-139781439156896
- ISBN-101439156891
- Library of Congress Control Number2010027415
- OCLC Control Number646112864
and 2 more
- Better World Books9781439156896
- Open LibraryOL24609839M
Classifications
- LCCPS3613.E4445 A8 2011
- LCCPS3613.E4445A8 2011
Description
**In the stirring tradition of** ***The Secret Life of Bees*** **and** ***The Poisonwood Bible, Amaryllis in Blueberry*** **explores the complexity of human relationships set against an unforgettable backdrop.** **Told through the haunting voices of Dick and Seena Slepy and their four daughters, Christina Meldrum's soulful novel weaves together the past and the present of a family harmed--and healed--by buried secrets.** Meet the Slepys: Dick, the stern doctor, the naïve husband, a man devoted to both facts and faith; Seena, the storyteller, the restless wife, a mother of four, a lover of myth. And their children, the Marys: Mary Grace, the devastating beauty; Mary Tessa, the insistent inquisitor; Mary Catherine, the saintly, lost soul; and finally, Amaryllis, Seena's unspoken favorite, born with the mystifying ability to sense the future, touch the past, and distinguish the truth tellers from the most convincing liar of all. When Dick insists his family move from Michigan to the unfamiliar world of Africa for missionary work, he can't possibly foresee how this new land and its people will entrance and change his daughters--and himself--forever. Nor can he predict how Africa will spur his wife Seena toward an old but unforgotten obsession. In fact, Seena may be falling into a trance of her own. . . .
Description
Meet the Slepys: Dick, the stern doctor, the naïve husband, a man devoted to both facts and faith; Seena, the storyteller, the restless wife, a mother of four, a lover of myth. And their children, the Marys: Mary Grace, the devastating beauty; Mary Tessa, the insistent inquisitor; Mary Catherine, the saintly, lost soul; and finally, Amaryllis, Seena's unspoken favorite, born with the mystifying ability to sense the future, touch the past, and distinguish the truth tellers from the most convincing liar of all. When Dick insists his family move from Michigan to the unfamiliar world of Africa for missionary work, he can't possibly foresee how this new land and its people will entrance and change his daughters - and himself - forever.
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