{"product_id":"where-edges-dont-hold-christina-marsden-gillis-9781540487643","title":"Where Edges Don't Hold: A Small Island Miscellany","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"What is it like to live on an island?\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Christina Marsden Gillis hears this question often; \u003ci\u003eWhere Edges Don't Hold\u003c\/i\u003e is her passionate and thoughtful reply. In this collection of powerful essays, Gillis gives us the example of Gotts Island, a small land mass off the coast of Maine where she has spent all the summers of her adult life, a place where all roads lead to the sea, and tidal cycles govern the passage of time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe four sections of Gillis' collection celebrate what she describes as an island in motion. \"Geography in Motion\" reminds us that movement, like the tides, affects perspective and perception. \"Recognition\" presents the pleasure of \"knowing again,\" recalling places and experiences from the past and seeing their relevance in the present. In \"Quarries,\" an abandoned quarry site serves as a metaphor for unearthing stories, histories, and identity. \"Crossings,\" concluding the book, questions and tests boundaries and firm margins that limit experience and potential.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the smallest of moments, Gillis sees profound themes; in a small island with ever-changing edges she finds a place in which to anchor a life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christina Marsden Gillis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1540487644\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781540487643\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.38d","brand":"Christina Marsden Gillis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43984956948735,"sku":"9781540487643","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5e286a69-d786-4a00-b6f0-96057c46c5d5.jpg?v=1683274948","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/where-edges-dont-hold-christina-marsden-gillis-9781540487643","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}