| Edition |
Large Print edition. |
| Description |
409 pages (large print) ; 23 cm. |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Physical Medium |
large print rda |
| Note |
"A novel"--Cover. |
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Includes discussion questions. |
| Summary |
Their mission: to fight a large development along the tidal river where member Robbie-Lee grew up and where his mother, Dolores Simpson, a former stripper turned alligator hunter, still lives in a fishing shack. The developer is Darryl Norwood, ex-husband of narrator Dora Witherspoon, who returns to Collier County to assist in the battle. An old land deed, the discovery that one of the key characters has been using a false name, and a dramatic court hearing are just a few of the highlights. Not to mention the reappearance of the Ghost of Seminole Joe. Just as Hearth's debut explored the ways we can find a sense of belonging in other people, her latest novel shows how closely tied each of us is to our sense of home--and the conflicts that can arise when our idea of that home becomes threatened. For Darryl, the river is a place ripe for development. For Dora, who's known as the Turtle Lady because she rescues Everglades "snappers," it's a place that belongs to the critters. And for Dolores, former stripper, it's a place to hide from the world ... --Amazon.com. |
| Subject |
Life change events -- Fiction.
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Literature -- Societies, etc. -- Fiction.
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Florida -- Intellectual life -- Fiction.
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Large type books.
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Intellectual life. (OCoLC)fst00975769
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Large type books. (OCoLC)fst00992678
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Life change events. (OCoLC)fst00998231
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Literature -- Societies, etc. (OCoLC)fst01000020
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Florida. (OCoLC)fst01205150
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| Genre/Form |
Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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| ISBN |
9781410484703 (lg. print) |
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141048470X (lg. print) |
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