Product Description: A place out of time, Ashaunt Point, Massachusetts, has provided sanctuary and anchored life for generations of the Porter family, who summer along its remote, rocky shore. But in 1942, the U.S. Army arrives on the Point, bringing havoc and change...read more

In a stirring new novel about family life and identity, a mother tries to find the best environment for her child, who suffers from a rare genetic disease, but soon finds herself drawn to the charismatic counselor of a special camp for children like hers. Reader's Guide available. Reprint.

Tells the story of Miriam, a young widow, and her adolescent daughter, Eva, whose habitual stealing has forced them to leave New York City in search of a normal life.

The acclaimed annual short fiction series--this year featuring guest editor Barbara Kingsolver--showcases the works of Alice Munro, Rick Moody, John Updike, Dorothy West, and many other notable authors. Simultaneous.

Tells the story of Miriam, a young widow, and her adolescent daughter, Eva, whose habitual stealing has forced them to leave New York City in search of a normal life

Growing up on a small New England farm, a determined young nineteenth-century woman named Aimee Slater ventures to Lowell, Massachusetts, to find work, a move that causes her to be torn between the sensual world she desires and the divine retribution passed down to her by her mother's scorn. Reprint. 25,000 first printing. NYT.

Product Description: A collection of ten stories notable for their accounts of children and young adults managing to survive in an unstable world, includes The Blue Hour and The Counting Game.