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The Sparrow sisters, Ellen Herrick

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The Sparrow sisters, Ellen Herrick

Language

eng

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Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The Sparrow sisters

Responsibility statement

Ellen Herrick

Summary

Sorrel, Nettie, and Patience--the Sparrow sisters--are as tightly woven into the New England seaside town of Granite Point as the wild sweet peas that climb the stone walls along the harbor. When a new doctor settles into Granite Point he brings with him a mystery so compelling that town healer Patience is drawn to love him even as she struggles to mend him. But when Patience's herbs and tinctures are believed to be implicated in a local tragedy, Granite Point is consumed by a long-buried fear--and its three hundred year old history resurfaces as a modern day witch-hunt threatens. The plants begin to wither and die, fishermen return to the harbor empty-handed, and blight descends on the old elms that line the lanes. It seems as if Patience and her town are lost until the women of Granite Point band together to save the Sparrows. As they gather, drawing strength from each other, will they be able to turn the tide and return life to Granite Point?

Target audience

adult

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