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"Mado, a young French painter, returns to her island home of Le Devin after her mother's death in Paris. What she returns to is a home and town that is falling apart, and a father who seems to be beyond her reach, never uttering a word. Her home, Les Salants, is falling into the sea, while the town's rival, La Houssiniere, is prospering. While trying to regain her father's love, Mado also tries to save her village, discovering things about herself that change her life forever."
Amanda Goodwin, Resident Scholar
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"Mado returns to the island of her birth and finds not much has changed. The islanders are still subborn, superstitious and argue amoungest themselves, the fishing has its days and the past has a firm hold on the present. Mado's father is still a silent grieving figure 30 years after the death of his beloved brother on which he blames himself.
But one thing which has changed is the tides.Thanks to a harbour wall built on the opposite side of the island and they now threaten to flood the small town. Mado refuses to sit and watch the islander destroy themselves, if they only worked together. Flynn the red headed Englishman divises a plan to save the town, they build a wall of themselves. No easy task. Old rivalries forgotton the islanders work together for the first time in generations.
If the tides can be changed it will make a beach, which will steal the tourists, who bring money. With money and a future the older islanders hope it will lure their loved ones back from the mainland.
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Caitlyn Fisher, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- present (2000-2010)
Family, struggle with
Yes
Struggle with:
- Father (or standin)
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
War/Revolt/Disaster on civilians
Yes
Loss of...
- mother
Conflict:
- Environmental Disaster
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- artist
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- natural phenomena
- society
Age:
- long-lived adults
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a substantial amount
- throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 7 ()
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
Water?
Yes
Water:
- sail boat
Island?
Yes
Island:
- Atlantic Ocean Island
Small town?
Yes
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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