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Spartina

by John Casey


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Winner of the 1989 National Book Award, this novel is about a cynical, disaffected fisherman in Rhode Island, Dick Pierce, who is building a boat--"Spartina"--in his back yard. His life, values, and view of himself are tested by a devastating hurricane and an unexpected, redemptive love affair.


Available editions of Spartina

9780375702686 9780375702686, Paperback, Vintage Books, 1998

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9780394500980 9780394500980, Hardcover, Random House Inc, 1989

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9780380711048 9780380711048, Paperback, Harpercollins, 1990

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Publisher Notes

Dick Pierce, fisherman, husband, father and lover, upsets the placidity of his family when he finds himself in love with two people at once.

Media Reviews

"[This is] feisty, tough and enduring....a highly engaging book."

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