{"product_id":"seaspell-bronwyn-williams-9798218190811","title":"Seaspell","description":"\u003cp\u003eCape Hatteras Chronicles is a series of historical fiction books focusing on \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe Outer Banks of North Carolina and the surrounding mainland. Each\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebook has been published previously. These novels are now being brought\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etogether as a freshly redesigned collection to offer the contemporary reader\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea glimpse of life on the North Carolina coast in days gone by.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRemote doesn't begin to describe Cape Hatteras, the island off the coast\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof North Carolina, where Mariah has taken a teaching job. Murfreesboro\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eis not that far, as the crow flies, from Hatteras Island. But in the late 1800s\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe trip means a train ride, followed by several boat rides. And the windswept\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eisland might as well be on another continent as far as the culture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egoes. The accent sounds like another language and the lack of electricity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emakes the night sky light up with stars as if it were a planetarium.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor all the rugged discomfort, Mariah is soon charmed by the locals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalking the sand paths becomes a pleasant way to explore the village.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ocean turns out to be far less frightening when the pounding waves\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elie down. Wading in the clear water is a cool balm on beastly hot days .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReturn to the days when the majestic Cape Hatteras Light was fueled\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eby kerosene, hauled up the 268 steps in 5 gallon containers. When\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estorm tides regularly washed over the flats and inundated houses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere animals were fenced out, not in, and wild ponies roamed free.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBronwyn Williams is the shared pen name of two sisters, Dixie Burrus Browning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand Mary Burrus Williams. Descended from two lighthouse keepers and one\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epirate, these ninth generation Outer Banks natives grew up steeped in seafaring\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etraditions. Their historical fiction lets the reader experience life on a barrier\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eisland as it was in the days of their grandparents and great grandparents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bronwyn Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8218190813\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798218190811\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dixie Burrus Browning\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.56d","brand":"Bronwyn Williams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44159564284159,"sku":"9798218190811","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_613fc7b9-e787-4854-93f2-84dcf81125b2.jpg?v=1689083359","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/seaspell-bronwyn-williams-9798218190811","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}