Anne Sogorka Cook

Sounds of the Sea Anne Sogorka Cook

Sounds of the Sea is a gripping novel that parallels the life of one woman with the island she has loved since she was a child. Sara Hankins lives alone in her sandcastle by the sea on the stunning barrier island, Eastwind. Sara appears to be like any aging widow, content with her past and resigned to her future, but people are like waves that break upon the shore, as similar as they seem, to two are exactly alike. Sara hides a complicated mosaic of conflicting emotions deep in her heart. Pleasant memories mix with the nagging hurt of a family estrangement; aching fear and bitterness constantly undermine her amazing strength and faith. Eastwind itself conceals within its beauty countless stories of whalers and pirates, shipwrecks and heroes, and the constant battle over development and preservation. Mother Nature prepares an unexpected gift for Sara on her eightieth birthday; a storm that promises to force all of the contrasting elements to collide. As Eastwind braces for the impending hurricane, Sara realizes she must expose and confront her tangled feelings and retrieve the calm she's lost before it's too late.