Stopping to Home - by Lea Wait (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This exceptional debut novel is now available in paperback. After losing her mother to smallpox and her father to the sea, 11-year-old Abigail must build a new life for herself and her younger brother, Seth. But carving a future in the harsh 19th-century Maine seaport of Wiscasset proves difficult.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><i>What do you do when you don't have a home or a family to call your own anymore?</i> <br> Eleven-year-old Abigail is not entirely sure how she'll do it, but after losing her mother to smallpox and her father to the sea, she knows that it is up to her to build a new life for herself and her little brother, Seth. But carving a future out of the harsh realities of life in Wiscasset, a nineteenth-century Maine seaport, proves difficult, and Abigail fears that there will always be more questions than answers. How long will they be able to stay and work for the young Widow Chase? Will Seth be able to let go of the past? <br> As the months roll by like waves on the sea, Abigail searches tirelessly for a solution and for an answer to the question she holds most dear: Will they ever find a place to call home again?<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Lea Wait made her mystery debut with <i>Shadows at the Fair, </i> which was nominated for an Agatha Award for Best First Novel. <i>Shadows on the Ivy, </i> the third novel in her acclaimed series featuring Maggie Summer, is forthcoming in hardcover from Scribner. Lea comes from a long line of antiques dealers, and has owned an antique print business for more than twenty-five years. The single adoptive mother of four Asian girls who are now grown, she lives in Edgecomb, Maine. In addition to the Antique Print mysteries, Lea Wait writes historical fiction for young readers. Her first children's book, <i>Stopping to Home, </i> was named a Notable Book for Children in 2001 by <i>Smithsonian</i> magazine.<br> Visit her website at LeaWait.com.
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