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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Castles in the Sand

Castles in the Sand

Howett, Barbara Haines

Paperback

Historical Fiction

ISBN10: 1478773766
ISBN13: 9781478773764
Publisher: Outskirts Pr
Published: Feb 22 2019
Pages: 484
Weight: 1.55
Height: 1.08 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

According to legend, people who go to the Jersey Shore, get sand in their shoes and they never leave or always return, contributing to the theme: If you do not create your own life, the environment you are in will create you

Castles in the Sand is about those people, stressing character pitted against atmosphere, making Atlantic City itself a character. It's 1961 and the resort slouches toward oblivion in a vivid portrait of people in a particular time and place in our history; people too mesmerized by seashore beauty and lifestyle--in spite of a three month economy, dwindling conventions, and unemployment checks--to let it go. Strokes of nostalgia in this multi-viewpoint novel, painted by select characters, also present the resort's beginnings in the 1800's and the exciting World War II years as a rehabilitation center for wounded soldiers.

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