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Every Dream Leaves a Tide Mark: A Novel of Second Chances, Self-Discovery, and Lifelong Dreams
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jun 8 2026
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.58
Height: 0.41 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
At fifty, Ellen Morrow is the woman everyone in the small town of Millhaven knows. She is the reliable pastor's wife, the dedicated organizer of community luncheons, and the steady presence in the third pew. Her life is full, her marriage is loving, and her community is supportive. By every measurable standard, Ellen is happy.
But beneath the surface of her orderly, useful life, a quiet longing remains.
For decades, a jar of California sand and a worn, dog-eared field guide to tide pool life have sat on a shelf in her office-relics of a dream she set aside at twenty-three to choose a different path. When a simple conversation with a stranger on a park bench forces her to ask, What would it mean to be hungry again?, Ellen realizes that the longing she has spent a lifetime suppressing is not a weakness to be overcome, but a compass pointing to a self she has forgotten.
The Intertidal Zone is a tender, deeply moving story about the unexpected second chances that arise when we finally listen to the parts of ourselves we thought we had abandoned. It is a journey for anyone who has ever balanced responsibility with secret dreams and wondered: Is it ever too late to reconnect with the parts of yourself that still feel alive?
Discover a story about the ecology of marriage, the resilience of the human heart, and the realization that the life you are searching for is not somewhere else-it is waiting quietly within you, ready to be rediscovered.
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