At the water's edge : a novel

The Resource At the water's edge : a novel
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At the water's edge : a novel
Title remainder
a novel
Statement of responsibility
Sara Gruen
Title variation
At the waters edge
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
After embarrassing themselves at the social event of the year in high society Philadelphia on New Year's Eve of 1942, Maddie and Ellis Hyde are cut off financially by Ellis's father, a former army Colonel who is already embarrassed by his son's inability to serve in WWII due to his being colorblind. To Maddie's horror, Ellis decides that the only way to regain his father's favor is to succeed in a venture his father attempted and very publicly failed at: he will hunt the famous Loch Ness monster. When he finds it, he will restore his father's name and return to his father's good graces (and pocketbook). Joined by their friend Hank, a wealthy socialite, the three make their way to Scotland in the midst of war. Each day the two men go off to hunt the monster, while another monster, Hitler, is devastating Europe. And Maddie, now alone in a foreign country, must begin to figure out who she is and what she wants. The novel tells of Maddie's social awakening: to the harsh realities of life, to the beauties of nature, to a connection with forces larger than herself, to female friendship, and finally, to love
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Writing style
Character
Award
LibraryReads Favorites, 2015.
Cataloging source
DLC
Dewey number
813/.6
Index
no index present
LC call number
PS3607.R696
LC item number
A94 2015
Literary form
fiction
Target audience
adult

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