New fiction book set in Maine (school, live, moving)

[lovemaine]

Since I love all things Maine, I wanted to let you all know that there's a newer book out that "follows small-town Maine folk". It's called "Olive Kitteridge" by Elizabeth Strout. It got great reviews online and in Entertainment Weekly. I just requested it from the library. Can't wait to get lost in a good book set in my favorite place!

[mainenative]

Originally Posted by lovemaine

Since I love all things Maine, I wanted to let you all know that there's a newer book out that "follows small-town Maine folk". It's called "Olive Kitteridge" by Elizabeth Strout. It got great reviews online and in Entertainment Weekly. I just requested it from the library. Can't wait to get lost in a good book set in my favorite place!

Sounds like a good book, I love to read. I will have to get the book especially because it is set in Maine. Thanks for sharing the information.

[lovemaine]

Originally Posted by mainenative

Sounds like a good book, I love to read. I will have to get the book especially because it is set in Maine. Thanks for sharing the information.

You are welcome!

[Newdaawn]

For those that love books set in Maine - especially coastal Maine - you might want to check your library for books by the author Elizabeth Ogelvie (sp?) - she wrote many novels in the 1950s - 1970s. Many were about the fictional Bennet family. I was hooked on her books for a while. Many were set on the coastal islands.

[Janine Anae]

A new book that takes place in Maine (follows a family of Lobster fishermen) is called, Blood & Water written by Ephraim Rodriguez. Takes place from 1897-1974.

From the book blurb:

Blood & Water chronicles the life of an American lobster-fisherman haunted by his father’s ghost.

Henry Michael Fischer wanted nothing more than to be like his forefathers; become a lobster-fisherman, get married and have a son of his own to carry on the family tradition. But when Henry suspects he is being haunted by his father’s ghost, he must lay the past to rest, even if it means digging up his father’s grave to return what has been taken - his identity.


I think it is written in a Maine dialect too. Some characters more than others.

Here's a link to the book on Amazon: [url=http://www.amazon.com/Blood-Water-Ephraim-Rodriguez/dp/1463694113/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1310655075&sr=8-1]Amazon.com: Blood & Water (9781463694111): Ephraim Rodriguez: Books[/url]

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[Maine Writer]

Are you aware of MWPA? Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance helps members appropriate advertise publications. It's worth looking into.

[Rapunzll]

I hated Olive Kitteridge, awful book and main character.

Another newer book set in Maine that I enjoyed is by Melissa Senate and called The Love Goddess' Cooking School. It is chick lit to be sure, but well written with a good story.

[SportFury59]

Thanks, lovemaine, going to check that one out.
I recently received a book as a gift. "The Coast of Maine" by Carl Heilman II.
Picture lovers will love this one...about 240 pages of them.

[elston]

I read a mystery set on Peaks Island: Lost & Found by Jacqueline Sheehan. I enjoyed it and would recommend it as a vacation book.......dog lovers will enjoy it. "A poignant and unforgetable tale of love, loss and moving on.....with the help of one not so little dog".

[genmomto5]

Another great read set in Maine is "Confusing the Seasons" by Dan Cavallari. Confusing the Seasons by Dan Cavallari - Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists