Stella's Sea |
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Author:
| Jones, Sally-Anne |
ISBN: | 978-1-74258-357-0 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
Publisher: | UWA Publishing
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $24.99 |
Book Description:
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Stella moves from her wheatbelt family home to a run-down house in Cottesloe on WA's coast. Her daughter, Miff, has died in a motorbike accident; her husband can't bear to look at her; her father is in a nursing home; her brother is overseas. Her only company is her daughter's dog.
Every morning Stella walks with Miff's dog along the beach. She's not a part of the scene even though she's conspicuous in her beekeeper things and mismatched garments. Her yellow scarf sparks the...
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Stella moves from her wheatbelt family home to a run-down house in Cottesloe on WA's coast. Her daughter, Miff, has died in a motorbike accident; her husband can't bear to look at her; her father is in a nursing home; her brother is overseas. Her only company is her daughter's dog.
Every morning Stella walks with Miff's dog along the beach. She's not a part of the scene even though she's conspicuous in her beekeeper things and mismatched garments. Her yellow scarf sparks the interest of Ari, an ex-prisoner and coastcare volunteer. As a new friendship slowly forms, Stella recollects her past to deal with her present. But can she acknowledge the guilt that prevents her from moving into the future?
Stella's Sea is a beautiful novel about the symbiotic nature of life: bees and orchids, loss and love, nurture and growth.