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| Original Title: | Sea Room: A Novel |
| ISBN: | 1931561389 (ISBN13: 9781931561389) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Massachusetts Book Award for Fiction (2003), National Indie Excellence Awards Nominee (2013) |
Norman G. Gautreau
Paperback | Pages: 311 pages Rating: 3.91 | 66 Users | 8 Reviews
Particularize Containing Books Sea Room
| Title | : | Sea Room |
| Author | : | Norman G. Gautreau |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 311 pages |
| Published | : | June 1st 2003 by MacAdam/Cage Publishing (first published May 1st 2002) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction |
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A BookSense 76 selected title As French Canadians living on a saltwater farm overlooking the rugged Maine coast, the Dupuy men are hardworking fishermen and the women are strong and resourceful wives and mothers. Jordi Dupuy is set to become a lobsterman like his father and grandfather when World War II erupts and his father heads to the battlefields. In the wake of the war, Jordi leads three generations of men in building a sailboat worthy of all they have lost and all they have left to live for. Jordi grows up with the code of honor passed down to him, choosing to live a life of integrity--even when it means facing a charge of murder. When Sea Room first appeared in hardback in May 2002, I resolved to visit every bookseller in New England to introduce myself and my book. Using lists from NEBA, BookSense, and the ABA, I plotted a series of trips, little realizing how ambitious my undertaking was. Through a long, hot summer driving a car whose A/C had long ago gone kerflooey, I visited about 150 bookstores, sometimes up to eight a day. But for my ability to take the wrong turn a statistically impossible number of times coupled with New England's antipathy to street signs, I'd have visited more. What started as a journey to introduce my hard-bound, stiff-spined child to the world became a heartening education in the vibrant world of bookstores and the people who run them. Sure, I'd feared hostile receptions. ("What are you doing dropping in unannounced like this?") But while I did receive two or three such greetings, the vast majority of booksellers were warmly welcoming. Most were people who loved what they were doing. You could see it in their eyes, hear it in their voices. I came awaywith a fondness for booksellers--their love of books; their hospitality to writers; and mostly, most assuredly mostly, their commitment to their customers. What a lesson in the way businesses can be! In almost every store I walked into, the shelves whispered, "This ain't the phone company." Also, I feel I made many friends, a good number of whom I saw on several occasions as my efforts yielded up more than fifty store events. So now Sea Room has a softer sibling and I look forward to doing it all again. Oh, if only we have a cool summer...If only I had one of those fancy GPS navigation systems...I was immediately swept away by this evocative and accomplished first novel. Norman Gautreau has created an irresistible universe that centers on a saltwater farm on the rugged coast of Maine during World War II. This is the story of family love and courage under unspeakable circumstances. And the honorable lives of the Dupuy family teach us that, with enough hope, we can always find a little sea room.--E.H.Rating Containing Books Sea Room
Ratings: 3.91 From 66 Users | 8 ReviewsCrit Containing Books Sea Room
Wonderfully written!I love this book. Set in Maine during the 1940-50's, follows a family's joys and hardships. The author Norman Gautreau, painted a clear picture of Maine in the book. I could picture vividly every character and scene as I read the book. I was sad that I finished the book and had no more to read.
An incredible story about three generations of a Maine lobstering family. Focuses mainly on the men in the family and the sharing of a dream of designing and building a magnificent sailboat. As this project originates from a dream, the boat becomes more than just a sailing vessel, it becomes a symbol of what a family stands for and all that comes with that:trials, tribulations, love, understanding and misunderstanding - life. What a great first novel! I could not put it down.
Norm and his wife Susan were driving through the South of France, he at the wheel, Susan doing what she loves best when traveling: reading aloud the history contained in good travel guides. On that day they learned a lot about the troubadours and about the Cathars and the crusade to exterminate these peaceable people.Somewhere between Carcassonne and Toulouse they noticed a road sign, Route EntreThis book snuck up on me: I felt like it was slow and dragging with its long descriptions and repetitions at first, but then somewhere around 60 pages in I suddenly realized I cared about the characters and their story as I found myself incredibly saddened by Gil leaving for the war. After that, the book moved more quickly (though there were still some parts I found a bit tedious), and I was caught up in the characters' lives. I found this book to be very affecting overall, with real characters
Sea Room is a wonderful book set in Maine...it is the story of a family's struggles and triumphs during a difficult time! It was one of those books that I couldn't put down...it help me captive until the end! I highly recommend it!
This was a sweet, sorrowful and predictable story. It was not engaging. I kept hoping for plot twists, but it was a linear story line. I had hoped, at the very least the bad guy might actually turn out to be a savior at one point but no, he was a villain until the final end. This read was a big yawn, but might appeal to those looking for a gentle, uncomplicated tale of life on the coast of Maine before and during WWII.
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