Copies can be ordered from Amazon.com or ask your bookstore to place an order through Ingram Distributors or indiebound.org/book/9780692851555 . Flyleaf in Chapel Hill, McIntyre's in Fearrington Village or Old Books on Front Street and Pomegranate Bookstore in Wilmington have copies.
Copyright © 2017 by Joy Hewett
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Brief description of novel:
When Debra Bishop’s ex-husband, a treasure hunter, dies mysteriously, she and longtime friend Sandy Perkins reunite in Key West for an unexpected adventure and a quest for a lost goddess figurine. Debra’s daughter Melody insists they join her for his memorial service and reading of the will where they encounter two more former wives, a devious stepson, and the mischief left behind by the man they once knew. With a little humor and a dash of danger, the three women end up on a search for a jade goddess and hidden treasure. While the two baby boomers explore intertwined memories, they must come to terms with choices they made and loves they lost along the way. All three women reveal surprising secrets in the confrontations with their pasts and each other.
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From Honduras to Florida, Hawaii, California, and North Carolina, this story moves through lush descriptions of nature, both on land and underwater. Blue Water White Sand explores the mutability of time, how the past is present with us now, and how memory plays a part in who we are.
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Library of Congress
Publisher’s Cataloging-in-Publication data
Names: Hewett, Joy, author.
Title: Blue water white sand / by Joy Hewett.
Description: Pittsboro, NC: Silk Hope Press, 2017.
ISBN 978-0-692-85155-5
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Classification: LCC PS3608.E94 B58 2017 | DDC 813.6--dc23
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One reader said:
“I liked the way the book evoked the 60s in a light-handed way; the treasure-hunting was fascinating, and I could identify with each of the female characters as their lives unfolded, influenced by their decisions, chance, and opportunities. The hints of mystery kept me guessing, and the ending was satisfying, yet not predictable.”
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