Syllables of the Briny World - Key, Georgina
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As he focuses on the hem of the horizon, it begins to shimmer and unstitch-until it cracks into a thousand pieces, shards like glass piercing the ocean below.When a formidable hurricane threatens a remote community on the Texas Gulf coast, its residents reveal their true natures.Agnes and Earle, steadfast pillars of the community, defiantly oppose evacuation orders, leaning on their unwavering faith to guide them through. Deep within the storm's unforgiving heart, hardened commercial fisherman Pete fights a battle worthy of his ancestor, the infamous pirate Jean Lafitte. And Izzie, teetering…mehr

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As he focuses on the hem of the horizon, it begins to shimmer and unstitch-until it cracks into a thousand pieces, shards like glass piercing the ocean below.When a formidable hurricane threatens a remote community on the Texas Gulf coast, its residents reveal their true natures.Agnes and Earle, steadfast pillars of the community, defiantly oppose evacuation orders, leaning on their unwavering faith to guide them through. Deep within the storm's unforgiving heart, hardened commercial fisherman Pete fights a battle worthy of his ancestor, the infamous pirate Jean Lafitte. And Izzie, teetering on the precipice of womanhood, hits the road to escape her stifling life-inadvertently endangering the one person who has always supported her.The living, however, are not alone in their struggles. Struck by a chilling vision of a storm so cataclysmic, it would devour everything in its path, young Finn must bridge the chasm between his spirit realm and the world of the living to save his mother, Clementine. Still grieving the loss of her son, Clementine faces an agonizing choice amid the chaos of the storm-a choice that demands the ultimate sacrifice.In this compelling follow-up to her award-winning debut novel, Shiny Bits in Between, Georgina Key weaves a tapestry of resilience and interconnection. With its intoxicating blend of magical realism, heart-pounding suspense, rich character development, and lyrical prose, Syllables of the Briny World is an unforgettable odyssey that will leave readers captivated long after the storm has subsided.
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Georgina Key is an award-winning author whose debut novel, Shiny Bits in Between, received the Phoenix prize for Best New Voice of 2020 from Kops-Fetherling International Book Awards and was named a finalist for the 2022 International Book Awards in women's fiction. Her poetry has appeared in several journals and anthologies.Born and raised in England, Georgina currently splits her time between the UK and Texas. Syllables of the Briny World is an homage to her beloved little yellow house on Bolivar Peninsula, which she lost to Hurricane Ike in 2008. She is currently finishing her third novel, which is set in the UK.