Synopsis A young girl and her foundling cousin, a love that crosses class boundaries, tenderness, innocence, pain, and evil work their spell in this compelling story.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1997-11-01 |
| Size | | Length: | 343 pages | | Height: | 8.5 in | | Width: | 5.5 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 10.4 oz |
Publisher's Note "A really fine read. . . . A thoroughly believable picture of growing up in a middle-class small-town family in the New South".--"The New York Times Book Review". "Whimsically entertaining and dramatically compelling".--"The Boston Globe". "One of the best in the new generation of Southern writers".--"Atlanta Journal & Constitution".
"Whimsically entertaining and dramatically compelling."--The Boston Globe Kate Burns has heard of the magic of Ferris Beach all her life. Kate needs to believe in a little wonder. Shy and self-conscious, she lives with her distant, demanding mother and eccentric father. Then Misty moves to town, from Ferris Beach, no less. She is everything Kate wants to be: daring, outrageous, and fun. The two girls grow up together, sharing secrets about everything--until one fateful Fourth of July when their lives change forever. . . . "One of the best in the new generation of Southern writers . . . McCorkle hits all the right notes."--Atlanta Journal & Constitution
Industry Reviews "A really fine read. Jill McCorkle is a writer who has delivered on her earlier promise--and who promises still more." Morris
"A story as compelling as a soft southern night." Morris
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