02605cam a2200397 i 4500 518358800 TxAuBib 20211027120000.0 210812s2021||||||||||||d|||||||||||eng|u 2021940805 9781638080671 hardback : alk. paper $38.95 1638080674 hardback : alk. paper $38.95 (OCoLC)1261049998 TxAuBib rda McKinnon, Hannah Roberts. Message in the sand [large print] : a novel / Hannah McKinnon. Large print edition. Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2021. 463 pages (large print) ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Regular print version previously published by: Emily Bestler Books/Atria Books. "Wendell Combs is as local as they come. Born and raised in the small town of Saybrook, Connecticut, his venture into the larger world was met with heartbreak. Now, middle-aged and a confirmed bachelor, he seeks solitude from his tour of duty as a soldier back in his hometown, working as head caretaker for wealthy Alan Lancaster's forty-acre estate, White Pines, a place he has come to love for its beauty, peace, and quiet. Alan's eldest daughter, fifteen-year-old Julia, also loves White Pines, but for very different reasons. She and her little sister spend their days riding horses, swimming in the lake, and painting landscapes inspired by the property they adore. While her parents prepare to host their annual summer gala fundraiser, Julia's eyes are set to the simpler joys of summer: she's fallen in love with the boy next door and longs for their next encounter. But as the last guests leave on that magical summer night, a tragedy no one could have predicted suddenly occurs, shaking the entire town to its core. Wendell and Julia now face an uncertain future. Now, the only familiar things Julia has to cling to are Wendell and White Pines, but it looks like she's about to lose both..."-- Provided by publisher. 20211027. Parenthood Death Fiction. Custody of children Fiction. Grief & Grieving Fiction. Man-woman relationships Fiction. Veterans Fiction. Life changing events Fiction. Old Saybrook (Conn.) Fiction. Large Type Books. Domestic fiction. BTCLS