Our Lady of the Dunes
by Jeannette de Beauvoir
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Pub Date Feb 06 2017 | Archive Date Sep 30 2017
Description
In 1942, Boston teenager Jessica Stanfield is learning about life and its complexities in a time of war as she sees her German housekeeper Anna harassed and threatened. Her parents, anxious for Jessica’s safety as well as Anna’s, send them to spend the summer in one of the dune shacks of the backshore of Cape Cod.
Jessica is enchanted by her new independence as well as by the wild nature that she discovers in the dunes. She is befriended by a local girl, Sophie, the daughter of a fisherman, and as time passes the girls’ special friendship deepens. But the summer isn’t just idyllic: rumors of camps in Europe, the presence of U-boats off the coast, and dangers even closer to home put Jessica’s newfound strength to the test. And when she’s called upon to make decisions about what is right and what is wrong, she finds that she has to grow up… quickly.
This coming-of-age novel enriches readers with its descriptions of Provincetown and the Outer Cape during WWII, but also challenges their assumptions and underlines the moral ambiguity present in any age during wartime.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9780997432756 |
| PRICE | $4.99 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Beth S, Librarian
Jeannette de Beauvoir has expertly brought to life a vital time in Provincetown’s history. As a frequent visitor to PTown I knew about the elements that make PTown what it is - artists, dune shacks, Commercial Street, Portuguese fishermen, the beauty of the Provincelands, stories of Uboats offshore, and the acceptance of all lifestyles. To have the opportunity to read a book that tied all of these components together was rewarding. I was struck by the juxtaposition of details in the story. The setting of city life and dune life; Anna as a servant, Anna as a person; Jessica as a girl becoming a young woman. All of the characters are well-drawn and exactly as I would expect to find in both Boston and PTown. de Beauvoir’s descriptive writing of the natural life in the dunes is simply beautiful. And as authors will often do, there is a surprise ending…I liked it. Highly recommended. (Kudos to the Outer Cape Artist in Residence Consortium for offering the program that brought the inspiration for this novel.)
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