Hannah\'s life is rudely interrupted one summer when a dog arrives with the tide.
Pocketful of Names is a deeply human tale about the unpredictability of nature, art, family, and the flotsam and jetsam that comprise our lives..
In this booksellers\' favorite and two-time Book Sense pick, now available in paperback, Joe Coomer offers the rugged yet stunning beauty of Maine and the lobstermen and their families who are dependent on the sea for survival.
In the engrossing drama that unfolds, Hannah\'s love of her island solitude competes with her instinctive compassion for others.
He is only the first of a series of unexpected visitors and is soon followed by a teenager running from an abusive father, a half sister in trouble, a mainland family, and a forlorn trapped whale. -- The Washington Post Book World Inhabiting an island off the coast of Maine left to her by her great-uncle Arno, Hannah finds her life as a dedicated and solitary artist rudely interrupted one summer when a dog, matted with feathers and seaweed, arrives with the tide.
Coomer is clearly an author of serious talent.
Now Hannah faces new emotional challenges as alarming family secrets are uncovered.
He is soon followed by a teenage runaway, a mainland family in need, and a trapped whale.
Hannah\'s life is rudely interrupted one summer when a dog arrives with the tide
