This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:
The End of the Point
Publication Date: March 5
From author's website:
A place out of time, Ashaunt Point—a tiny finger of land jutting into Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts—has provided sanctuary and anchored life for generations of the Porter family, who summer along its remote, rocky shore. But in 1942, the U.S. Army arrives on the Point, bringing havoc and change. That summer, the two older Porter girls—teenagers Helen and Dossie—run wild. The children’s Scottish nurse, Bea, falls in love. And youngest daughter Janie is entangled in an incident that cuts the season short and haunts the family for years to come.
As the decades pass, Helen and then her son Charlie return to the Point, seeking refuge from the chaos of rapidly changing times. But Ashaunt is not entirely removed from events unfolding beyond its borders. Neither Charlie nor his mother can escape the long shadow of history—Vietnam, the bitterly disputed real estate development of the Point, economic misfortune, illness, and tragedy.
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52 comments:
This sounds really great. I love books that are set in the past. Always fun to read about what the author is imagining.
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Giselle from Book Nerd Canada
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This sounds like a really interesting read, so far, I am liking the setting and what the summary has hinted to. Will be adding this to my list too, thank you :)
The book seems like a really deep and emotional read. I wnder what happens to the other characters if only Helen and her son are mentioned in the later time period.
Great WOW pick. Definitely one for the list.
Great WoW pick!
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Great pick!! Sounds great!! A bit of a wait though, March!! Argh!!
Naomi @ Nomi’s Paranormal Palace
This book sounds like it is full of intrigue! The past is inescapable! Great pick!
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Oh, that sounds fantastic! I love the time period and the plot sounds very compelling.
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Sounds like a good read. March 2013 eh? Pretty long wait. :)
Nice pick! I hope you enjoy it, sounds like a great read!
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I haven't heard of this book before but I'll check it out!
Thanks for sharing!! :)
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Interesting choice. Never heard of that one before
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I've never heard of half the books you put on your page. It is not really my genre, but you have my eyes wondering...
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This is one of my favorite time periods to read about. Sounds great!
That sounds really good to me!
I would love to read this. Here's my WOW.
I enjoyed the synopsis of your pick. Thanks for sharing!
This sounds like an interesting book. Though not something I would normally read it does sound really good.
Wow, this one sounds like it could be a lot of emotions rolled into one book. Great pick!
Hi!It's my first time to participate in WOW. I'm a new book blogger so I still don't know much.
Thanks for sharing!
Karina@couchpotatoreader
Sounds like a great book! And I love the cover, so pretty!
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I do love the sound of this one...haunting, beautiful, secretive.
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I love your pick, I have a feeling this WoW will be another case of me finding out about a lot of books I never knew existed 0_0
Great pick! We are waiting too at Confessions of Novel Junkies!!
This sounds interesting, quite dark!
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Interesting :)
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Sounds interesting! Thanks for sharing!
It sounds interesting and I've added it to my TBR pile.
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My first WoW! How am I ever going to get through all these links?
This sounds marvelous! Thanks for sharing :)
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Cool read! You always have new ones that I haven't come across before.
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Nice pick!
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Great choice this week! Happy Wednesday :)
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I bet this book would be worth the wait :D
That books sounds like fun! I love when there's multiple main characters, especially when they're family! Good pick! :)
Thanks for this event! And great title, cant wait.
This sounds really interesting and I love the name of the place,"Buzzards Bay"
Sounds really interesting! Thanks for sharing! :)
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Sounds interesting.
Hmm Sounds interesting! I may just have to read this one.
That sounds like a great book :)
Awesome pick!
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Oh, this book sounds amazing! Can't believe it won't for a while though :( I hate waiting so long!
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2013 is such a long wait! How could you stand it? Well, patience is a virtue they say. Sounds like a good read, indeed!
Have a good week!:)
I like Jen Lancaster. I haven't heard of this one. Cool pick!
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