James and Natasha - Couverture souple

Balteff, Kathryn

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798994495506

Editeur : Winter Woods Publishing, 2026

Synopsis

In the idyllic, coastal fishing village of Balsam Cove, Maine, middle-aged lobsterman James Edward's life is unmoored after the sudden death of his beloved wife. Alone, he is floundering in grief and guilt; struggling through the motions of everyday life. His children have drifted away. He's isolated himself from friends and neighbors. At best, his sternman is unreliable. Even the cat has run off.

When a young mystery girl on a ratty old bicycle appears down by the dock, James becomes intrigued by her daily presence. It's not long before "almost ten" year-old Natasha forcefully introduces herself to James, amusing him by staking out her own territory at the shore.

As Natasha seemingly makes it her business to keep an eye on James, he sets out to find what wind the precocious child blew in on, who she belongs to, and why she's always alone. The pair begin to form an unlikely bond, but as the new friends grow closer, more than James reckoned for comes to light. In the tangled web of the past and present, loss and grief; family secrets surface, old ghosts reappear, and illicit activity is exposed that threatens the sheltered fabric of the community and their very lives.

Told in alternating perspectives of the main characters, James and Natasha is contemporary, character-driven novel set in a small coastal Maine town. Themes of grief, family, resilience, and community are explored through the intersecting lives of the two main characters; James, a widowed lobsterman, and Natasha, a precocious young girl who has newly arrived in town with her mother.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Kathryn Balteff pens stories and poems from her little cabin on the exquisite, rocky coast of Downeast Maine. She finds her greatest inspiration in forests, the sea, the cosmos, and life's mysteries. When she's not scribbling away, you may find her in her gardens, or playing her cello, or meandering by the sea or along forest paths with her husband and their faithful canine companions.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Winter Woods Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798994495506
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 482
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible