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001 2013026077
003 DLC
005 20150827100944.0
008 130722s2014 nyu 000 1 eng
010 $a 2013026077
020 $a9780062184856 (pbk.)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda
042 $apcc
043 $an-us-ma
050 00 $aPS3557.R2864$bE35 2014
082 00 $a813/.54$223
084 $aFIC019000$aFIC045000$aFIC014000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aGraver, Elizabeth,$d1964-
245 14 $aThe end of the point :$ba novel /$cElizabeth Graver.
263 $a1402
264 1 $aNew York :$bHarper Perennial,$c[2014]
300 $apages cm.
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"A place out of time, Ashaunt Point in Massachussetts has provided sanctuary and anchored life for generations of the Porter family, who spend their summers along its remote, rocky shore. But in 1942, the U.S. Army arrives on the Point, bringing havoc and change. The two older Porter girls-teenagers Helen and Dossie-run wild. The children's Scottish nurse, Bea, falls in love. And the youngest daughter, Janie, is entangled in an incident that cuts the season short and haunts the family for years to come. As the decades pass, Helen and then her son Charlie return to the Point, seeking refuge from the rapidly changing times. But Ashaunt is not entirely removed from events unfolding beyond its borders. Neither Charlie nor his mother can escape the long shadow of history-Vietnam, the bitterly disputed real estate development of the Point, economic misfortune, illness, and tragedy. An unforgettable portrait of one family's journey through the second half of the twentieth century, The End of the Point artfully illuminates the powerful legacy of family and place, exploring what we are born into, what we pass down, preserve, cast off or willingly set free"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aConflict of generations$vFiction.
651 0 $aMassachusetts$xSocial life and customs$vFiction.
651 0 $aBuzzards Bay (Mass.)$vFiction.
650 7 $aFICTION / Literary.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aFICTION / Family Life.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aFICTION / Historical.$2bisacsh