From the #1 Amazon Bestselling Author Joy Jordan-Lake and winner of The Christy Award for Best First Novel, BLUE HOLE BACK HOME. Nov. · Blue Hole Back Home takes place at that time, told through the eyes of a girl who would have been my same age, who lived even deeper in the south than I did. When the first "family of color" moved into their mountain village, Shelby and her "mangy pack" of friends accepted the beautifully exotic girl from Sri Lanka without hesitation. Blue Hole Back Home is a novel by Joy Jordan-Lake, set in North Carolina. As the novel opens, the narrator, Shelby Lenoir Maynard, is sitting in the Public Garden in Boston, when she sees a face that brings up old memories. The novel consists of Shelby’s reliving of the summer of That summer, Shelby was a sophomore in high school.
Complete summary of Joy Jordan-Lake's Blue Hole Back Home. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of Blue Hole Back Home. Listen to Blue Hole Back Home by Joy Jordan-Lake with a free trial.\nListen to bestselling audiobooks on the web, iPad, iPhone and Android. In a time when cross burnings and men in white hoods appeared to be a thing of the past, a small town confronts a kind of hate it thought had long since died out. Joy Jordan-Lake's varied--and admittedly odd--professional experience has included working as a college professor, author, journalist, waitress, director of a program for homeless families, university chaplain, horseback riding instructor, free lance photographer, and --the job title that remains her personal favorite--head sailing instructor.
This book is absolutely exceptional. I learned of Joy Jordan-Lake's books in reverse as "A Tangled Mercy" was a Kindle first offering; on finishing that, I couldn't wait to read "Blue Hole Back Home." And as I write this review, I am still immersed in Turtle's world, and reeling from the stark reality of the not-unexpected, but so well-done ending. Total price: $ Add both to Cart Add both to List. Buy the selected items together. This item: Blue Hole Back Home by Joy Jordan-Lake Paperback $ In Stock. Ships from and sold by bltadwin.ru FREE Shipping on orders over $ Details. A Tangled Mercy: A Novel by Joy Jordan-Lake Paperback $ 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 , Blue Hole Back Home won the Christy Award for first novel.
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