Mary Ellen Chase
Location: Blue Hill, Maine
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Islandport Press:
Windswept
BY: Mary Ellen Chase
ABOUT THE BOOK: The third (following Mary Peters and Silas Crockett) of Mary Ellen Chase’s Maine novels, Windswept is the romantic and tumultuous saga of a Maine family who makes its home Down East. Spanning six decades, starting in the late 19th century, the novel depicts their lives as they meet head on the joys and challenges of the changing and encroaching world and eventually, World War II. Through it all, their home provides the family with a safe haven in which to sink their roots as they strive to nurture their humanity and spirituality, all the while surrounded by the natural beauty of the Maine coast. Windswept was a national bestseller and the biggest seller of Chase’s career.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Mary Ellen Chase (1887-1973) was born and raised in Blue Hill, Maine. She graduated from the University of Maine and earned a Ph.D from the University of Minnesota before serving 30 years as a leading faculty member at Smith College in Massachusetts. She wrote more than 30 books, many using her cherished Maine heritage as the setting, capturing the unique spirit and chronicling a way of life for generations. She stood as one of the leading writers of her era.
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