"Shifting Sands" by Sara Ware Bassett, is a tale that unfolds in the early 1900s along the shores of Cape Cod. The central character is Marcia Howe, a young woman who lives alone after her husband’s death. Her world turns upside down when a puzzling stranger named Stanley Heath washes up on her doorstep. As Marcia looks after Stanley, rumors spread among the townspeople, mixing her past and her possible future with this newcomer. Stanley carries his own secrets, symbolized by a leather case full of gems, adding a layer of mystery to their growing bond. Marcia, known for her strength and practicality, stands at a crossroads, ready for a new beginning but still tied to her history. The novel explores themes of love, community gossip, and personal strength.
Shifting Sands
By Sara Ware Bassett
In a quiet coastal town, a widow's secluded life is stirred by a mysterious man and a hidden treasure, forcing her to confront her past as possibilities and rumors collide.
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Sara Ware Bassett was an American writer of fiction and nonfiction. Her novels primarily deal with New England characters, and most of them are set in two fictional Cape Cod villages she created, Belleport and Wilton. Her first novel, Mrs. Christy's Bridge Party, was published in 1907. She subsequently wrote more than 40 additional novels, continuing to write and publish into the late 1950s. Many of her novels focus on love stories and humorously eccentric characters. A number of her works are available as free e-books. Two of her novels, The Taming of Zenas Henry (1915) and The Harbor Road (1919), were adapted as the motion pictures Captain Hurricane (1935) and Danger Ahead (1921).
Sara Ware Bassett was an American writer of fiction and nonfiction. Her novels primarily deal with New England characters, and most of them are set in two fictional Cape Cod villages she created, Belleport and Wilton. Her first novel, Mrs. Christy's Bridge Party, was published in 1907. She subsequently wrote more than 40 additional novels, continuing to write and publish into the late 1950s. Many of her novels focus on love stories and humorously eccentric characters. A number of her works are available as free e-books. Two of her novels, The Taming of Zenas Henry (1915) and The Harbor Road (1919), were adapted as the motion pictures Captain Hurricane (1935) and Danger Ahead (1921).
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