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Take Me to the Ocean

Escape the cold with a journey to the ocean through these profoundly moving books of love, loss, connection and bravery.

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  • A rare understanding of all that makes us human, and shows the power of stories to reveal and shelter us from the darkness inside and out.
    BookNew York : Morrow, c2013. — Gaima
  • A captivating story about the threat of a worldwide water shortage as seen through the eyes of a father and daughter.
    BookNew York, NY : HarperVia, 2020. — Lunde
  • A story about extraordinary characters seeking to find their way in a world where justice for one person may be another person's tragic loss.
    Large PrintWaterville ME : Thorndike, 2012. — LP Stedm
  • The moving story of one woman’s determination to find love amid loss and to offer compassion though her own life has been battered.
    BookNew York : Harper, c2010. — Allen
  • A novel of art, time travel, love, and plague that takes readers through a poetic journey of humanity across centuries and space.
    BookToronto : HarperCollins Publishers LTD, 2022. — Mandel
  • A genre-bending exploration of the depths of love and grief at the heart of a marriage.
    BookNew York : Flatiron Books, 2022. — Armfi
  • A powerful story that introduces readers to the fierce female divers of Jeju Island and the dramatic history that shaped their lives.
    BookNew York : Scribner, 2019. — See
  • A radiant novel about love, loss, and the unpredictable power of memory.
    BookNew York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 2006. — Banvi
  • An enchanting story about the profound experience of discovering an unlikely family in an unexpected place.
    BookNew York : TOR, 2020. — Klune bk.1
  • A timeless love story set in a secret underground world where pirates, painters, lovers, liars, and ships sail upon a starless sea.
    Book[Toronto] : Doubleday Canada, 2019. — Morge
  • A fascinating post wartime story that spans the lives of three women past and present.
    eBook[S.l.] : Penguin Publishing Group, 2017.
  • A profoundly moving story about childhood and the complexities of family, grief and redemption.
    BookToronto : Alfred A. Knopf Canada, c2000. — Robin