Watermark, Paperback by Conlin, Christy Ann, Like New Used, Free shipping in ...

Watermark, Paperback by Conlin, Christy Ann, ISBN 1487003439, ISBN-13 9781487003432, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US<p><strong>From Christy Ann Conlin, the critically acclaimed and award winning author of <em>Heave</em>, comes a breathtaking and unforgettable collection about how the briefest moment can shape us forever.</strong><br><br>In these evocative and startling stories, we meet people navigating the elemental forces of love, life, and death. An insomniac on Halifax’s moonlit streets. A runaway bride. A young woman accused of a brutal murder. A man who must live in exile if he is to live at all. A woman coming to terms with her eccentric childhood in a cult on the Bay of Fundy shore.<br><br>A master of North Atlantic Gothic, Christy Ann Conlin expertly navigates our conflicting self-perceptions, especially in moments of crisis. She illuminates the personality of land and ocean, charts the pull of the past on the present, and reveals the wildness inside each of us. These stories offer a gallery of both gritty and lyrical portraits, each unmasking the myth and mystery of the everyday.</p>