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A search for an elusive sea monster at the height of world war ii sounds like the plot of a genremashup movie. Elizabeth warkentin is a montrealbased freelance writer at. She lives in western north carolina with her husband and three sons, along with their dogs, cats, horses, birds, and the worlds fussiest goat. In her stunning new novel, gruen returns to the kind of storytelling she excelled at in water for elephants. New york times bestseller in this thrilling new novel from the author of water for elephants, sara gruen again demonstrates her talent for creating spellbinding period pieces. At the water s edge opens with a prologue in the scottish village of drumnadrochit, in february, 1942. Click to read more about at the waters edge by sara gruen. It is the mysteries of nessie and those of the human heart that rest at the center of sara gruens at the waters edge.

Set during the 1920s and the backdrop of world war i, maddie, her husband ellis and their best friend hank, set. She became fascinated with the ruins of old castles, the wild beauty of nature, and scottish history and folkore. At the water s edge, ape house, water for elephants, riding lessons, and flying changes. At the waters edge by sara gruen book club discussion. Buy the paperback book at the waters edge by sara gruen at indigo.

At the waters edge by sara gruen is at once romantic, mystical and a wonderfully written tale of a womans voyage of self awareness as any book i have read in quite some time. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Maddie hydes dissolute husband, ellis, decides to search for the loch ness monster in scotland. At the water s edge is a gripping and poignant love story about a privileged young woman s awakening as she experiences the devastation of world war ii in a tiny village in the scottish highlands. Sara gruens 2006 novel, water for elephants algonquin created a huge buzz among independent booksellers for the tale set in a depressionera. At waters edge, a novel by sara gruen, takes place in the waning days of world war ii. While delving into powerful themes, sara gruen never loses sight of what matters. Elegantly written and compulsively readable, it is at once a gripping love story, a profound examination of the effects of war on ordinary women, and a compelling portrait of female friendship. Apr 02, 2015 after disgracing themselves at a high society new years eve party in philadelphia in 1944, madeline hyde and her husband, ellis, are cut off financially by his father, a former army colonel who is already ashamed of his sons inability to serve in the war. Her works have been translated into fortythree languages and have sold more than ten million copies worldwide. At the waters edge novel coming in 2015 posted on october 1, 2014 by jen. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. At the waters edge opens with a prologue in the scottish village of drumnadrochit, in february, 1942.

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I loved sara gruens stunning smash hit water for elephants, so i was incredibly excited to get approved for an advance copy and i was expecting great things when i began this book. Mar 06, 2015 water for elephants author sara gruen will release a new novel later this month with the book at the waters edge. Mar 31, 2015 three spoiled brats from philadelphia go to scotland to look for the loch ness monster in the middle of world war ii. Sara gruen has delivered on another indepth character study with an interesting story line to keep the reader enthralled. Gruen tells npr s scott simon that the loch ness monster is just sort of looming in the background. Sara gruens new novel at the waters edge delivers on both. Jun 06, 2015 at the waters edge may have been one of the most anticipated books of 2015, but the result is formulaic and unsatisfying. At the water s edge started slow for me, taking 6 or 8 chapters for me to get attached to the narrator, maddie. Edge, which will be released on march 31, centers on maddie.