Maine & Me1 review Elizabeth Peavey Down East Books, 2004 Maybe you CAN go home again! First off, I'm one of the "Nouveau Mainers" Elizabeth Peavey mentions in this collection of her essays. She is correct when she writes that most transplants to Maine embrace the state with a passion, and that many native Maine-ahs (as with most people anywhere, for that matter) will often overlook ...             Maine Speaks: An Anthology of Maine Literature3 reviews Maine Writers & Pubs Alliance, 1996 The best of its kind that I've encountered so far! + Speaking of Maine.... + For anyone who loves Maine What an intriguing selection of Maine writing! Here's one of my oldest friends, Edna St. Vincent Millay's Renascence. I was born in the shadow of Mt. Battie, where a 19-year-old poet wrote the stanzas that my dad and I could - between us - recite our way through. Here's some deliciously eerie ...             Without a Map: A Memoir55 reviews Meredith Hall Beacon Press, 2008 An unforgettable memoir + An Indictment of Those Times This is the harrowing tale of a child who was betrayed by her mother and father, and a child who became a mother and then betrayed her own child. The story begins with the sudden loss of everything that Meredith Hall held dear--her parents' love, her home, her place in the community, her school ...             Storm Tide1 review Elizabeth Ogilvie HarperCollins, 1945 Husband Captures His Wife's Affection First published in 1945, "Storm Tide" is the second book in the Joanna Bennett series. This is the second Elisabeth Ogilvie book I've read. "Rowan Head" captured my imagination and put a smile on my face. This book creates the delightful setting of Bennett's Island off the coast of Maine near a ...             Never Count Crow: love and loss in Kennebunk, Maine3 reviews Cynthia, Fraser Graves AuthorHouse, 2006 Coffee with a friend + A Deeply Affecting Spiritual Journey + A Beautiful Soul Reading this book is like having coffee with a sagacious friend who is relating the experience of losing a spouse. One truly cannot put it down once started. Brave emotions are so eloquently expressed by Graves in her writing.             Following Their Footsteps: A Travel Guide & History of the 1775 Secret Expedition to Capture Quebec Stephen Clark Clark Books, 2003 FOLLOWING THEIR FOOTSTEPS, published in 2003, is a combination History and Travel Guide concerning the famous 1775 Revolutionary War Expedition to Capture Quebec, then the capitol of all Canada. Led by Col. Benedict Arnold, the small 1,100 man army left from Cambridge, MA and marched overland to Newburyport. Then it embarked on eleven small schooners and sloops for a journey down the coast and ...             The Maine Mulch Murder4 reviews A. Carman Clark Larcom Press, 2001 I feel I've found a "Nancy Drew" for the Adult Crowd! + Best mystery I've read all summer... + Hooked + Perfect reading for a lazy summer afternoon             Katahdin: An Historic Journey - Legends, Exploration, and Preservation of Maine's Highest Peak John Neff Appalachian Mountain Club Books, 2006 For millennia, Mount Katahdin has loomed over the changing landscape we now call Maine's North Woods, inspiring and challenging people, from the Native Americans whose trade routes rounded its base; to Henry David Thoreau and Governor Percival P. Baxter, who forged new approaches to nature and conservation; to the hundreds of outdoorspeople who enjoy its trails and waterways each year. Superbly ...             The Country of the Pointed Firs29 reviews Sarah Orne Jewett NuVision Publications, 2008 Visit the Country + Jewett is a jewel + Wonderful little book + Visit Coastal Maine 100 Years Ago + A wonderful read...             The Best Maine Stories: A Century of Short Fiction, by Sarah Orne Jewett, Ben Ames Williams, Carolyn Chute, ...1 review Charles Waugh, Martin Greenberg Down East Books, 1986 A Priceless Collection Every story in this collection is a gem that has been embedded in the pegmatite ledges of Maine until the publication of this book. Some of the stories are American classics, some are classics only here in Maine, and some have emerged from obscurity to grace the pages of this amazing book. No ...             Windswept2 reviews Mary Ellen Chase Islandport Press, 2006 Life on a farm on the Maine coast. + I found a library copy A wonderful book about life on a farm perched on the rocky edge of the Maine coast. The land is rough, sometimes bleak and gray, but it leaves you with a warm feeling. I first read it in 1965. If you can find a copy so I can give it to my children, please let me know.             Slipknot (Jane Bunker Mysteries)19 reviews Linda Greenlaw Hyperion, 2008 The Title Has No Significance? + Dead drunk: Greenlaw's first fiction is pretty good + A lively, fast-paced adventure + Slipknot             Place Called Maine: 24 Writers on the Maine Experience Wesley McNair Down East Books, 2008 What is it like to live and write in Maine? Wesley McNair, Maine's premier anthologist, asked authors who are new to Maine as well as natives to answer this question. They wax lyrical on everything from encounters with neighbors and wildlife to embracing Maine's rich natural landscape, and they take a philosophical look at the state of being in Maine. Among the authors included are Carolyn Chute, ...             The Lighthouse Keeper's Wife5 reviews Connie Scovill Small Univ of Maine Pr, 1999 A true life story + SOUL WARMER + Loaded with Charm! + The Lighthouse Keeper's Wife             Coast Calendar Robert Coffin Down East Books, 2003 Coast Calendar, says its Pulitzer Prize-winning author, "is the story of the work and play, the human nature and the weather, the fauna and flora, the ups and downs in a simple, all-around Maine family that mixes farming of the sea with farming of the land." This is Robert P. Tristram Coffin's delightful chronicle of a year on the Maine coast. With a chapter for each month, beautifully handled ...             All Fisherman are Liars: True Adventures at Sea16 reviews Linda Greenlaw Hyperion, 2005 Marine science, diving adventure, boat regulations and management and more blend with riveting adventure tales + Swappin' yarns down at the Dry Dock + Swapping tales over a pint and a chowder + Some good stories             Marginal Enemies Norman, R. Beaupre Llumina Press, 2005 Beyond ideologies and weapons, what makes people enemies? Two boys -Gerard in New England, Morgen in Berlin -and their families endure WWII. They have no hatred. But when their fathers are conscripted, even innocents must confront the madness of war.             The Collected Poetry of Edna St. Vincent Millay Edna St. Vincent Millay Filiquarian Publishing, LLC., 2007 The Collected Poetry of Edna St. Vincent Millay is a collection of some of most popular poems written by Edna St. Vincent Millay. This compilation is an excellent work for those who are fans of the writings and poems of Millay, and should not be passed up by long-term fans of hers and newer generations who are just discovering her works for the first time.             Lobster Chronicles, The: Life On a Very Small Island59 reviews Linda Greenlaw Hyperion, 2003 CAPTIVATING READ. + Great read! + Very fun! + Life Among the Boredom and the Chowder...             The Maine Poets: A Verse Anthology Wesley McNair Down East Books, 2003 More than most states, Maine has always had a rich literary heritage, including such poetic luminaries as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Edwin Arlington Robinson, and Edna St. Vincent Millay. Some of the work of these three, plus that of 34 other poets, make up this comprehensive anthology. Editor Wesley McNair has selected the finest poems by Maine's best poets, and the styles range from classic to ...