Local Honey (Paperback)

Shawn P. McCarthy

123 évaluations par Goodreads

Langue : anglais

Edité par Dark Spark Press, 2025

9798985688245

Vendeur : CitiRetail, Stevenage, Royaume-UniCitiRetail

Vendeur avec une évaluation de 5 étoiles

Vendeur AbeBooks depuis 29 juin 2022

Afficher les articles de ce vendeur
Livre broché

Etat: Neuf

EUR 27,06

EUR 43,23 expédition 
Expédition depuis Royaume-Uni vers Etats-Unis

Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)

Ajouter au panier

Item description from seller

Paperback. Described as "a thoughtful, atmospheric small-town novel that captures a lesser-told side of 1950s America-the uneasy space between prosperity and abandonment in the aftermath of World War II."---------Jim Yarrow, a wounded World War II vet, sees his luck change when he finds work as a police officer. He now thrives in his beloved hometown on the Merrimack River. Content with his job, his long-term friendships, and his wife and kids, he never expected the girl he loved in high school to reappear in his life.Becky Bivens fled Riverbend, Massachusetts, in 1941, after her mother's crimes were exposed. She's lived a hardscrabble life ever since, and those struggles now help her understand her mother's troubling choices.In 1951, Becky returns, intent on building a simple produce stand on the land where she once lived. She intends to raise bees, sell honey, and restore her shattered life, while also helping other displaced women.Riverbend, like many small towns, is entering a period of great economic expansion, while still recovering from a war that wreaked death and havoc on soldiers and families. However, the town's growth comes with strict social rules and crippling class divisions. The war widows and homeless people who find refuge at Becky's farm become social outcasts who face unsettling choices. Becky turns a blind eye to the "services" some of them offer as they squat on her property.Local Honey is a story of America's haves vs have-nots. It's part love triangle, part class struggle, and part dreamy window into the lost New England of the 1950s. The backdrop includes seashore towns, rural farms, the gritty slums of Boston, and brief flashbacks of battlefields.In a community that should be basking in the "winner's aftermath" of a terrible war, all should be good for everyone. But it isn't. Local Honey is part love triangle, part social commentary, and part elegy for a vanishing world. It's a thoughtful, tender novel that lingers gently after the final page. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

N° de réf. du vendeur 9798985688245

Titre
Local Honey (Paperback)
Auteur
Shawn P. McCarthy
Éditeur
Dark Spark Press
Année de publication
2025
État de l'article
new
Reliure
Paperback
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9798985688245

CitiRetail

Stevenage, Royaume-Uni

Vendeur avec une évaluation de 5 étoiles

Vendeur AbeBooks depuis 29 juin 2022

Frais d'expédition de Royaume-Uni vers Etats-Unis

Article7 à 14 jours ouvrés7 à 60 jours ouvrés
Premier articleEUR 43,23EUR 43,23
Les délais de livraison sont fixés par les vendeurs et varient en fonction du transporteur et du lieu. Les commandes transitant par les douanes peuvent être retardées et les acheteurs sont responsables de tous les droits ou frais associés. Les vendeurs peuvent vous contacter au sujet de frais supplémentaires afin de couvrir toute augmentation des coûts d'expédition de vos articles.

Modes de paiement

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Carte Bleue
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay

Description de la boutique

Online business

Profil professionnel du vendeur

ABC BOOKS LIMITED

10 John Street
London, Royaume-Uni WC1N 2EB