Blue Hole Back Home: A Novel - Softcover

Jordan-Lake, Joy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 143479993X ISBN 13: 9781434799937

Publisher: David C. Cook, 2008

Synopsis

"Sacred's not a word I've ever much liked. But maybe some things, and some places, just are.  And maybe the Blue Hole was one of those things."

Shelby (nicknamed Turtle) never had any female friends. But when a mysterious girl from Sri Lanka moved to town in the summer of 1979, Turtle invited her to a secret haven: the Blue Hole. Turtle had no idea how much that simple gesture would affect the rest of her life, or the lives of those she loved.

In a time when America was technically well beyond the Civil Rights era, there were those in Turtle's small Appalachian town who rejected the presence of someone different. And in just one summer-in a collision of love, hate, jealousy, beauty, and a sacred, muddy swimming hole-nothing and everything changed.

About this title

About the Author:

Joy Jordan-Lake lives in Brentwood, TN with her husband and three children, and teaches at Belmont University. She is also the author of Grit & Grace: Portraits of a Woman's Life; Whitewashing Uncle Tom's Cabin; Working Families; and Why Jesus Makes Me Nervous. In 2009, Blue Hole Back Home won the Christy Award for first novel.

About this edition

• Publisher: David C. Cook
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 143479993X
• ISBN 13: 9781434799937
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320