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This reissue of Ruth Moore's debut novel includes a new introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Islandport Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53391598846225,"sku":"9781944762940","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0928\/6890\/3185\/files\/cover_29b0b7db-8956-4d66-9cd6-12b1d42733af.jpeg?v=1776866986"},{"product_id":"spoonhandle","title":"Spoonhandle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpoonhandle,\u003c\/i\u003e Ruth Moore's second novel, spent 14 weeks on The New York Times Bestseller List and was made into the movie \u003ci\u003eDeep Waters\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eSpoonhandle\u003c\/i\u003e is about Maine, brilliantly authentic, but the story told is universal, as old as time as it deals with the struggle between love and meanness of spirit, between human dignity and greed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Islandport Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53391598911761,"sku":"9781944762957","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0928\/6890\/3185\/files\/cover_c37a26fd-c2d5-4d64-91e4-38ff09602d25.jpeg?v=1776866986"},{"product_id":"candlemas-bay","title":"Candlemas Bay","description":"\u003cp\u003eRuth Moore is back with another story of small-town life on the coast of Maine. This time her writing follows several members of the Ellises, the well-respected and independent family that originally settled in Candlemas Bay. Jen Ellis is forced to play hostess to summer borders in order to pay off her late husband's debts. Her son Jeb must choose between his schooling and his devotion to the family fishing trade. For Candace Ellis, Jen's sister-in-law, a house full of summer-people could not be worse. Could Candace's selfish act cause the family to fall apart, or will it ultimately bring happiness for the rest of the Ellises? Moore communicates a place and its people through just one family full of unique and strong-willed characters. As in her other novels, Ruth Moore uses detailed day-to-day lives to build characters of depth and tell a universal story of courage, heartbreak and love that, despite the hardships, is ultimately warm and moving.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Islandport Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53391603204369,"sku":"9781952143182","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0928\/6890\/3185\/files\/cover_91ed6419-24c0-42bc-a796-c0124afb00ea.jpeg?v=1776867066"},{"product_id":"second-growth","title":"Second Growth","description":"\u003cp\u003eNearly two decades after her debut novel, Ruth Moore writes a saltier tale of Downeast life in \u003ci\u003eSecond Growth\u003c\/i\u003e (1962). Rife with violent deaths, natural disasters, and even attempted blackmail, the town of Hillville has seen better days. Even the land is exhausted and has given what it can. Residents can no longer fish, farm, or manufacture to earn a good living, so they pick up seasonal work and otherwise rely on government support. When an illegitimate child is born and subsequently lost, the local doctor does what he thinks is best, igniting a series of events that engulfs the entire town, from wild-child Beck Overholt to eighty-two-year-old Clemintina Wilkinson, over the course of six months. Moore, a master of detail, weaves an intricate plot that reveals a craggy underbelly of small-town humanity that rivals Maine's rocky coast.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Islandport Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53391603695889,"sku":"9781952143236","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0928\/6890\/3185\/files\/cover_857a7b1b-b916-4472-ba67-003ac1e2fbbd.jpeg?v=1776867069"},{"product_id":"cold-as-a-dog-and-other-stories","title":"Cold as a Dog and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eBestselling author Ruth Moore (1903-1989) not only wrote some of Maine's greatest novels, but was also a talented poet who published three books of poetry and wrote ballads that have become an ingrained part of pop culture along the coast. Her “The Night Charlie Tended Weir” is frequently performed in theaters and at clambakes. Folksinger Gordon Bok recorded an album based on her ballads. \u003ci\u003eCold as a Dog and Other Stories \u003c\/i\u003eis a collection of work from a career that stretches for decades and serves to highlight and showcase the remarkable breadth of her writing talent.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Islandport Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53391603925265,"sku":"9781952143427","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0928\/6890\/3185\/files\/cover_ecb82c3a-b227-4555-9311-50596ae8ddcd.jpeg?v=1776867076"},{"product_id":"speak-to-the-winds","title":"Speak to the Winds","description":"\u003cp\u003eThree generations after Chin Island was inhabited by a bustling community of laborers, only a few families remain. A feud begins on Christmas Day, troubling the remaining inhabitants as they gossip and fan the flames of conflict. Two warring factions collide as the kindly Elbridge Gilman attempts to stop them along with his quick-tempered partner, Liseo MacGimsey. Readers will enjoy Ruth Moore's excellent descriptions of gales, dashing waves, and New England cooking.\u003ci\u003e Speak to the Winds\u003c\/i\u003e, originally published in 1956, remains a classic that draws glowing reviews from its readers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Islandport Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53391604056337,"sku":"9781952143373","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0928\/6890\/3185\/files\/cover_0c17eed2-5049-4a25-adb2-83b17c787abf.jpeg?v=1776867075"},{"product_id":"the-walk-down-main-street","title":"The Walk Down Main Street","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1960, \u003ci\u003eThe Walk Down Main Street\u003c\/i\u003e explores what happens when a river town in Maine goes mad over its school basketball team. Ruth Moore covers basketball thrills, coming of age, and the reality of small town inhabitants along with her usual razor-sharp wit and honest depictions of daily life. Readers will be able to recognize their own neighbors, coaches, parents, and friends in this tale.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Islandport Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53391604547857,"sku":"9781952143656","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0928\/6890\/3185\/files\/cover_5b863219-e2af-4611-9c2f-6bfaad55482e.jpeg?v=1776867084"},{"product_id":"the-sea-flower","title":"The Sea Flower","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Sea Flower centers on two down-and-out orphans, a persnickety cat, an eccentric fisherman, and the hurricane that brings them together. Marney Lessard and Liz Bigelow separately fled from trouble only to find themselves adrift on the same luxury houseboat. When they run aground on a nearly deserted Maine island, Arvid Small comes to their rescue. Stout and friendly, the island's one seasonal resident attempts to change their fortunes with the help of some friends who are as genuine as the coastal Maine folk Ruth Moore knew herself.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Islandport Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53391605104913,"sku":"9781952143847","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0928\/6890\/3185\/files\/cover_97d19639-afb4-4185-879d-13a116b424cf.jpeg?v=1776867089"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.stablebookgroup.com\/collections\/books-by-ruth-moore.oembed","provider":"Stable Book Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}