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OFF-ISLAND IBD

MARLENE HAUSER
TROUBADOR PUBLISHING LTD
10 / 2018
9781789014495
Inglés

Sinopsis

A book about being lost, resilient, & coming of age...Krista Bourne has always been surrounded by the strength, love and wealth of her family and their homes in New York City and Martha&rsquo,s Vineyard. She has neveráhad to think for herself. Living with boyfriend Michael and her elderly grandfather, she can also summon up the comforting ghosts of her beloved father andágrandmother. In vivid dreams she flies with her pilot father, and when awake remembers idyllic childhood holidays spent with her bohemian grandmother.When Krista impulsively walks out on her career as a professional dancer, it is the beginning of a new chapter in her life. She feels unsettled and excited by the senseáof imminent change around her. This feeling turns to panic, then fear when she realises that she is pregnant and is uncertain whether or not she wants to keep theábaby, bringing her and Michael to a crossroads in their relationship. Adamant that she alone must deal with the situation, Krista rejects all offers of support fromáhim, isolating her at a time when she most needs help. Krista&rsquo,s journey and emotional upheaval take her back to her summer home on Martha&rsquo,s Vineyard, where sheáis surprised to find out that she does not know her family history quite as well as she imagined...áOff-Islandáwill appeal to readers who enjoy romance, empowering fiction and extremely relatable characters with situations grounded in reality.