A wonderful new work from the author of The Flying Cutterbucks that tells a story of childhood friendships, an adult affair, and the lost innocence of a group of young girls longing for the sea. Scandal, tragedy, and later, darker discoveries make for an enthralling read.
Growing up in the desert town of Sandhill, New Mexico, Marigold Hubbard and her friends wanted only one thing: to see the ocean. The community pool and the nearby Santa Rosa Blue Hole are the closest they can get, and they dream of mermaids while swimming these rare waters. When Marigold learns of the affair between her father and the mother of her best friend, Melody Calloway, the betrayal tears the girls apart. Unmoored from both friends and family, Melody meets a tragic and mysterious end on the shores of the Blue Hole, leaving Marigold no chance to ever reconcile the friendship.
Forty years later, Marigold returns to Sandhill to care for her elderly father, but an envelope of old letters and a cryptic message in an abandoned church leads her on a quest to find answers about what really happened to Melody. Threading between past and present, Marigold must piece together the tragic chain of events that led to Melody’s death, pursuing questions that may have no easy answers.
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- English
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Women in FictionIndex
LiteratureTable of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Sister Friends, October 2017
- 2. The Water Bear, 1960s
- 3. Migrant Mother, April 1964
- 4. Back at the Sands, October 2017
- 5. Make Waves, June 1968
- 6. The Make-Do, July 1968
- 7. Sugar Beet Bakery and Books, October 2017
- 8. Calling of the Mermaids, August 1968
- 9. Mama’s Letter to Eudora, August 1968
- 10. The Water Miser, October 2017
- 11. The Writing’s on the Wall, September 1972
- 12. Daddy Don’t You Walk So Fast, September 1972
- 13. Melody’s Flute, October 2017
- 14. Death of a Traveling Salesman, September 1972
- 15. The Awakening, October 2017
- 16. The First Clue, November 24, 1972
- 17. Snooping, November 27, 1972
- 18. Someone Please Help Me!! 🎵, October 2017
- 19. A Convenient Omission, October 2017
- 20. The Rail Swimmer, Summer 1973
- 21. Bless Us, Blue Hole, Summer 1973
- 22. Cat Business, October 2017
- 23. Still Causing Trouble, 1974
- 24. Thornton, October 2017
- 25. Peyton Place, February 18, 1978
- 26. The Joint, 2017
- 27. Ramblin’ Along, November 1977
- 28. Banned, November 1977
- 29. Mesa Lane, March 1976
- 30. The Cat Did It, October 2017
- 31. Women in Transition, Spring 2001
- 32. Gathering of Mermaids, November 2017
- 33. Blowin’ in the Wind, December 1977
- Postscript. Landlocked in Llano County: A Memoir by Marigold Hubbard, October 2018
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