Since the publication of Rubyfruit Jungle in 1973, Rita Mae Brown has been a major American literary voice and a best-selling author. In The Sand Castle, she revisits some of her most unforgettable characters: sisters Juts and Wheezie Hunsenmeir, and Juts's precocious young daughter, Nickel.
It's August, 1952, and seven-year-old Nickel sets off for a day at the seashore with her mother, aunt, and cousin Leroy. Everyone's excited when they reach Chesapeake Bay--everyone except for Leroy, who is recently motherless and frightened of the world around him. Nickel delights in tormenting her cousin, but, as the group lounges on the beach and begins work on a magnificent sand castle, the sisters try to coax him out of his shell by telling stories about their own childhood trips to the shore. But Nickel's taunting of Leroy escalates, and the family history between her mother and aunt rises to the surface--and then a crab bites Leroy, and they must all come together. Only years later can Nickel see that day for what it truly was--a life-changing lesson about family and the pleasure and heartbreak that comes with it.
It's August, 1952, and seven-year-old Nickel sets off for a day at the seashore with her mother, aunt, and cousin Leroy. Everyone's excited when they reach Chesapeake Bay--everyone except for Leroy, who is recently motherless and frightened of the world around him. Nickel delights in tormenting her cousin, but, as the group lounges on the beach and begins work on a magnificent sand castle, the sisters try to coax him out of his shell by telling stories about their own childhood trips to the shore. But Nickel's taunting of Leroy escalates, and the family history between her mother and aunt rises to the surface--and then a crab bites Leroy, and they must all come together. Only years later can Nickel see that day for what it truly was--a life-changing lesson about family and the pleasure and heartbreak that comes with it.
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Hardback Editions
July 2008 : Hardback
| Title: The Sand Castle Author(s): Rita Mae Brown ISBN: 0-8021-1870-4 / 978-0-8021-1870-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Grove Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
July 2009 : Paperback
| Title: The Sand Castle Author(s): Rita Mae Brown ISBN: 0-8021-4423-3 / 978-0-8021-4423-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Grove Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
2008 : Paperback
| Title: The Sand Castle Author(s): Rita Mae Brown Publisher: Grove/Atlantic Inc Availability: Amazon More details... |
Audio Editions
August 2008 : Audio CD
| Title: The Sand Castle Author(s): Rita Mae Brown ISBN: 1-4001-0821-7 / 978-1-4001-0821-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Tantor Media Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
July 2008 : Audio CD
| Title: The Sand Castle Author(s): Rita Mae Brown ISBN: 1-4001-3821-3 / 978-1-4001-3821-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
July 2008 : Audio CD
| Title: The Sand Castle Author(s): Rita Mae Brown ISBN: 1-4001-5821-4 / 978-1-4001-5821-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
March 2009 : Unknown
| Title: The Sand Castle [With Earbuds] (Playaway Adult Fiction) Author(s): Rita Mae Brown ISBN: 1-60812-529-7 / 9781608125296 (USA edition) Publisher: Playaway Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
2009 : Unknown
| Title: The Sand Castle - on Playawya Author(s): Rita Mae Brown ISBN: 1-60812-029-5 / 9781608120291 (USA edition) Publisher: Playawya Availability: Amazon More details... |
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