Sweetwater Creek by Anne Rivers Siddons (English) Paperback Book

Description: Sweetwater Creek by Anne Rivers Siddons A novel, which explores the bonds of female friendship. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description From New York Times bestselling author Anne Rivers Siddons comes a bittersweet and finely wrought story of friendship, family, and Charleston society.At twelve, Emily Parmenter knows alone all too well. Left mostly to herself after her beautiful young mother disappeared and her beloved older brother died, Emily is keenly aware of yearning and loss. Rather than be consumed by sadness, she has built a life around the faded plantation where her remote father and hunting-obsessed brothers raise the legendary Lowcountry Boykin hunting spaniels. It is a meager, narrow, masculine world, but to Emily it has magic: the storied deep-sea dolphins who come regularly to play in Sweetwater Creek; her extraordinary bond with the beautiful dogs she trains; her almost mystic communion with her own spaniel, Elvis; the dreaming old Lowcountry itself. Emily hides from the dreaded world here. It is enough.And then comes Lulu Foxworth, troubled daughter of a truly grand plantation, who has run away from her hectic Charleston debutante season to spend a healing summer with the quiet marshes and river, and the life-giving dogs. Where Emilys father sees their guest as an entrée to a society he thought forever out of reach, Emily is at once threatened and mystified. Lulu has a powerful enchantment of her own, and this, along with the dark, crippling secret she brings with her, will inevitably blow Emilys magical water world apart and let the real one in—but at a terrible price.Poignant and emotionally compelling, Sweetwater Creek draws you into the luminous landscape of the Lowcountry, with characters that will linger long after youve turned the last page. Back Cover At twelve, Emily Parmenter knows alone all too well. Left mostly to herself after her beautiful young mother disappeared and her beloved older brother died, Emily is keenly aware of yearning and loss. Rather than be consumed by sadness, she has built a life around the faded plantation where her remote father and hunting-obsessed brothers raise the legendary Lowcountry Boykin hunting spaniels. It is a meager, narrow, masculine world, but to Emily it has magic: the storied deep-sea dolphins who come regularly to play in Sweetwater Creek; her extraordinary bond with the beautiful dogs she trains; her almost mystic communion with her own spaniel, Elvis; the dreaming old Lowcountry itself. Emily hides from the dreaded world here. It is enough. And then comes Lulu Foxworth, troubled daughter of a truly grand plantation, who has run away from her hectic Charleston debutante season to spend a healing summer with the quiet marshes and river, and the life-giving dogs. Where Emilys father sees their guest as an entr Author Biography Anne Rivers Siddonss bestselling novels include Nora, Nora; Sweetwater Creek; Islands; and Foxs Earth. She is also the author of the nonfiction work John Chancellor Makes Me Cry. She and her husband divide their time between Charleston, South Carolina, and Brooklin, Maine. Review "This story, with its haunting, lyrical prose and complex characters...will captivate any reader." -- Booklist "A page-turner. The setting and the isolated life will remind readers of Sue Monk Kidds THE MERMAID CHAIR." -- USA Today "Themes of love and loss are intertwined throughout, as the reader rides on a tide of Siddons lush, lyrical prose." -- Charlotte News & Observer "Rises above...by the sheer beauty and power of its prose. A story that refuses to be put down." -- Richmond Times-Dispatch "Richly atmospheric...touching, dramatic... one of Siddons most impressive novels." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution "A fully alive world of many dimensions." -- Tallahassee Democrat "Few writers are better than Siddons at evoking the sweet gentility of Southern climes." -- Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Lush, lyrical prose and loving detail." -- Bangor Daily News "This is Siddons best work." -- Chicago Tribune "A powerful narrative that should satiate Siddons many fans and captivate new ones." -- St. Petersburg Times "Fans of Southern novels in the vein of FRIED GREEN TOMATOES will relish this ones rich atmosphere." -- Washington Post Long Description Lilly Parmenter lives with her father and two brothers on their faded plantation in the South Carolina low country where they breed the famed Boykin hunting dogs for Charlestons elite class. Lillys mother deserted the family when Lilly was a child; the only family member she feels close to is her older brother Buddy. When he tragically dies, she feels adrift within her own family and the only thing she really cares about are the dogs. Into Lillys overwhelmingly masculine universe arrives Lulu Wentworth, the privileged daughter of one of Charlestons ruling class. When Lulus father comes down to the Parmenter estate to look at the Boykins hes heard so much about, Lulu comes with him. For Lulu, its love at first sight: the land, the marshes, the smell of salt water on the air, and above all, the dogs. Lulu is recovering from an experience she wont talk about and the Wentworths have tried everything to make her well. But the only thing she now wants is to live on the dog farm and help in the kennels. Much to Lillys displeasure, Walter Permenter jumps at the chance to have a real child of "society" enter his very own family. Lilly doesnt need another female around, and she certainly doesnt want one around who loves the dogs as much as she does. The two reach an uneasy truce that soon turns to true friendship as they learn each others secrets and share the secrets of the low country. Review Quote "This story, with its haunting, lyrical prose and complex characters...will captivate any reader." -- Booklist "A page-turner. The setting and the isolated life will remind readers of Sue Monk Kidds THE MERMAID CHAIR." -- USA Today "Themes of love and loss are intertwined throughout, as the reader rides on a tide of Siddons lush, lyrical prose." -- Charlotte News & Observer "Rises above...by the sheer beauty and power of its prose. A story that refuses to be put down." -- Richmond Times-Dispatch "Richly atmospheric...touching, dramatic... one of Siddons most impressive novels." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution "A fully alive world of many dimensions." -- Tallahassee Democrat "Few writers are better than Siddons at evoking the sweet gentility of Southern climes." -- Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Lush, lyrical prose and loving detail." -- Bangor Daily News "This is Siddons best work." -- Chicago Tribune "A powerful narrative that should satiate Siddons many fans and captivate new ones." -- St. Petersburg Times "Fans of Southern novels in the vein of FRIED GREEN TOMATOES will relish this ones rich atmosphere." -- Washington Post Details ISBN0060837012 Author Anne Rivers Siddons Short Title SWEETWATER CREEK Language English ISBN-10 0060837012 ISBN-13 9780060837013 Media Book Country of Publication United States Audience Age 14-18 Residence Charleston, SC, US Place of Publication New York Imprint Harper DOI 10.1604/9780060837013 US Release Date 2006-12-26 UK Release Date 2006-12-26 Illustrator Jane Chapman Edited by Christopher Tolkien Birth 1947 Affiliation Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Private Practice, San Diego Position Translator Qualifications Ph.D. Pages 480 Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc Year 2006 Format Paperback Publication Date 2006-12-26 Alternative 9780066213354 DEWEY 813.54 Audience General AU Release Date 2007-04-17 NZ Release Date 2007-03-21 Imprint US Harper Publisher US HarperCollins We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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