The Eyes of the Amaryllis

The Eyes of the Amaryllis Natalie Babbitt

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<p><b> Experience love and loss in this enchanting sea mystery from Natalie Babbitt, <i>The Eyes of the Amaryllis, </i>the basis for the 1982 movie adaption of the same name.</b><br><br>When the brig Amaryllis was swallowed in a hurricane, the captain and all the crew were swallowed, too. For thirty years the captain's widow, Geneva Reade, has waited, certain that her husband will send her a message from the bottom of the sea. But someone else is waiting, too, and watching her, a man called Seward. Into this haunted situation comes Jenny, the widow's granddaughter. The three of them, Gran, Jenny, and Seward, are drawn into a kind of deadly game with one another and with the sea, a game that only the sea knows how to win.<br><br><b><i>The Eyes of the Amaryllis</i> is a 1977<i> New York Times Book Review</i> Notable Children's Book of the Year.</b></p>

business Macmillan Trade
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calendar_today 2010
qr_code_2 9781429955171
language ENGLISH
description 144 pages
The Eyes of the Amaryllis

The Eyes of the Amaryllis Natalie Babbitt

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<p><b> Experience love and loss in this enchanting sea mystery from Natalie Babbitt, <i>The Eyes of the Amaryllis, </i>the basis for the 1982 movie adaption of the same name.</b><br><br>When the brig Amaryllis was swallowed in a hurricane, the captain and all the crew were swallowed, too. For thirty years the captain's widow, Geneva Reade, has waited, certain that her husband will send her a message from the bottom of the sea. But someone else is waiting, too, and watching her, a man called Seward. Into this haunted situation comes Jenny, the widow's granddaughter. The three of them, Gran, Jenny, and Seward, are drawn into a kind of deadly game with one another and with the sea, a game that only the sea knows how to win.<br><br><b><i>The Eyes of the Amaryllis</i> is a 1977<i> New York Times Book Review</i> Notable Children's Book of the Year.</b></p>

business Macmillan Trade
menu_book N/A
calendar_today 2010
qr_code_2 9781429955171
language ENGLISH
description 144 pages