Descript |
395 p. |
Edition |
1st ed. -- |
Note |
"Atlantic Monthly Press." |
Summary |
Hewitt Pearce is a 43-year-old blacksmith who lives alone in his family home. When Jessica, a young vagabond, washes up in his backwoods one morning, Hewitt's hermetic existence is challenged. As he gradually uncovers Jessica's secrets and reestablishes contact with a woman he thought he'd lost twenty years before, Hewitt must confront his own dark history and rediscover how much he craves human connection. |
Note |
LSC 3150 |
ISBN |
9780871139658 |
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0871139650 |
Subject |
Artist-blacksmiths -- Fiction.
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Hermits -- Fiction.
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Widows -- Fiction.
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New England -- Fiction.
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Genre |
Domestic fiction.
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