Land mammals and sea creatures.
Land mammals and sea creatures.
By
:
Neale, Jen, 1984-
Publication Date
:
2018
Subject Term
:
Fathers and daughters -- Fiction.
Post-traumatic stress disorder -- Fiction.
Grief -- Fiction.
Death -- Fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Canadian fiction.
Geographic Term
:
British Columbia -- Fiction.
Summary
:
Almost immediately upon Julie Bird's return to the small port town where she was raised, everyday life is turned upside down. Julie's Gulf War vet father, Marty, has been on the losing side of a battle with PTSD for too long. A day of boating takes a dramatic turn when a majestic blue whale beaches itself and dies. A blond stranger sets up camp oceanside: she's an agitator, musician-impersonator, and armchair philosopher named Jennie Lee Lewis -- and Julie discovers she's connected to her father's mysterious trip to New Mexico 25 years earlier. As the blue whale decays on the beach, more wildlife turns up dead -- apparently by suicide -- echoing Marty's deepest desire. But Julie isn't ready for a world without her father.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9781770414143
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number |
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Mount Pearl - Ross King Memorial Public Library | YA Fic Softcover | YA Fiction Softcover | FIC NEA |