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On Traigh Lar Beach - by Dianne Ebertt Beeaff (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Borne by the Gulf Stream, thirteen curious objects are tangled in the flotsam on the Hebridean beach of Tràigh Lar in Scotland.
- About the Author: Dianne Ebertt Beeaff is the author of six previously published books.
- 248 Pages
- Biography + Autobiography, Personal Memoirs
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About the Book
Borne by the Gulf Stream, thirteen curious objects are tangled in the flotsam on the Hebridean beach of Tràigh Lar in Scotland. Erica Winchat, a young writer struggling with the stresses of a book contract, discovers them and tells the intriguing story behind each in her diary.
Book Synopsis
Borne by the Gulf Stream, thirteen curious objects are tangled in the flotsam on the Hebridean beach of Tràigh Lar in Scotland. Erica Winchat, a young writer struggling with the stresses of a book contract, discovers them and tells the intriguing story behind each in her diary.
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2022 Canadian Book Club Awards Finalist Short Stories2022 Independent Press Awards Distinguished Favorite in Short Story
2021 Top Shelf Awards Honorable Mention in Fiction (Literary)
2021 Royal Dragonfly Book Awards, Second Place, Collection of Short Stories2021 Arizona Authors Association Awards Second Place Fiction2021 IAN Book of the Year Awards Winner Short Story Collection
2021 International Book Awards Finalist Short Story Fiction
202 Readers Favorite Book Awards: Gold Medal, Literary Fiction
2021 American Fiction Awards: Winner, Short Story Fiction
2021 National Federation of Press Women Communications Contest At-Large First Place Collection of Short Stories Written by Entrant; National Contest Second Place
15th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards Finalist Short Stories
2021 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Winner in Short Stories
2021 Pinnacle Book Award Winner in Short Stories
2020 Kops-Fetherling Book Award Gold Winner in Popular Fiction
2020 Wishing Shelf Book Awards Finalist in Adult Fiction
"An ambitious ocean-spanning collection of objects and tales . . . . Beeaff's prose is of such high quality, page to page, that readers won't want to put it down."
-Kirkus Reviews
"The short stories of On Traigh Lar Beach share a haunting atmosphere . . . that covers women's experiences with woe and redemption. . . . Resurgence in the face of waste, loss, and desolation form an axis around which the stories pivot, while the stories' heroines exemplify determination and charisma. Focusing on one item or woman at a time, the book crafts a message about universal longing, and, though there is death in the collection, a hopeful tone pervades it."
--Foreword Clarion Reviews
"Starting with her description of the harsh and beautiful landscape of the Scottish islands, Beeaff takes us from New Orleans, up to the tip of Newfoundland via such spot as North Carolina, Maine, and Quebec City. The stories are satisfying tales about human relations and interconnections. . . .The settings--highly detailed, visual, and atmospheric--are themselves worth the price of admission. A travel adventure in their own right."
--The Arizona Daily Star
"I recommend this book to readers of feminine fiction, readers who enjoy short stories and lyrical prose, and music aficionados . . . . Like a message in a bottle, On Traigh Lar Beach arrived from Scotland to my hands to show me the dazzling kaleidoscope of the female experience and to remind me of the meaning behind the mundane. I hope it reaches many more readers in its journey."
--OnlineBookClub Reviews
"I was immediately drawn to Dianne Ebertt Beeaff's writing style in On Traigh Lar Beach. It is free, fresh, and spontaneous yet peppered with crisp particulars of setting and people . . . . Dianne Ebertt Beeaff deserves every accolade for On Traigh Lar Beach."
--Reader's Favorite (Five Star Review)
"Dianne Beeaff has a keen eye for specific settings and an uncanny ability to express the unique concerns of people from a broad spectrum of humanity. On Tràagrave;aigh Lar Beach deeply satisfies because its vivid descriptions pulled me into the characters' experiences and kept me wondering until I reached each of her stories' unexpected, but not illogical, conclusion."
--Carol Sletten, author of Three Strong Western Women and Story of the American West: -Legends of Arizona
"On Tràigh Lar Beach is rich in lyr
About the Author
Dianne Ebertt Beeaff is the author of six previously published books. She has written professionally for many years, beginning in magazine journalism. As an artist, she works primarily in graphite and watercolor and her work has been shown in a variety of local, national, and international galleries. She lives primarily in Tucson, Arizona with her husband Dan, and has a second home in Southern Ontario, Canada.
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