Gravesend Light
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read some time ago, but remember a good read.
From Library Journal
At first disjointed, Payne's new novel improves as it draws readers into its interesting human dramas. Payne builds real and intelligent characters, examining their lives just as his protagonist, an introspective young anthropologist named Joe Madden, delves into the lives of the people he is studying. Joe has come to his family's summer home in the small, remote fishing village of Little Roanoke on North Carolina's Outer Banks, where he works on a fishing boat as he carries out his project. From their particular superstitions and fishing lore to the evangelistic style they adopt at the Lighthouse church, Little Roanoke's inhabitants come under Joe's microscope. When things get really personal, however, Joe must turn the microscope on himself, with mixed results. His relationship with his girlfriend, Dr. Day Shaughnessy, who works at the local women's clinic, takes an unexpected turn, and then a tragic winter storm threatens his ship and the lives of everyone aboard. Payne (Early from the Dance) has written a winning work that should do well in public libraries.AShannon Haddock, Bellsouth Corporate Lib. & Business Research Ctr., AL
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc
From Library Journal
At first disjointed, Payne's new novel improves as it draws readers into its interesting human dramas. Payne builds real and intelligent characters, examining their lives just as his protagonist, an introspective young anthropologist named Joe Madden, delves into the lives of the people he is studying. Joe has come to his family's summer home in the small, remote fishing village of Little Roanoke on North Carolina's Outer Banks, where he works on a fishing boat as he carries out his project. From their particular superstitions and fishing lore to the evangelistic style they adopt at the Lighthouse church, Little Roanoke's inhabitants come under Joe's microscope. When things get really personal, however, Joe must turn the microscope on himself, with mixed results. His relationship with his girlfriend, Dr. Day Shaughnessy, who works at the local women's clinic, takes an unexpected turn, and then a tragic winter storm threatens his ship and the lives of everyone aboard. Payne (Early from the Dance) has written a winning work that should do well in public libraries.AShannon Haddock, Bellsouth Corporate Lib. & Business Research Ctr., AL
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc
Journal Entry 2 by 4-lele at Caribou Coffe on Roosevelt Road in Glen Ellyn, Illinois USA on Sunday, January 7, 2007
Released 17 yrs ago (1/7/2007 UTC) at Caribou Coffe on Roosevelt Road in Glen Ellyn, Illinois USA
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