Dream of the Great Blue is the mesmerizing tale of the Lawrence's life-changing vacation on Pacific Beach. Jack, a master painter, and Maggie, a dilettante photographer, are endeavoring to make sense out of mid-life existence. Health, dwindling resources, a divorced prodigal son, infidelity and the malaise of everyday life force them to face change and the mounting frustrations of growing older. Time, like romance, has escaped them. Tightly conceived, it's both a contemporary love story and an astute commentary on baby ...
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Dream of the Great Blue is the mesmerizing tale of the Lawrence's life-changing vacation on Pacific Beach. Jack, a master painter, and Maggie, a dilettante photographer, are endeavoring to make sense out of mid-life existence. Health, dwindling resources, a divorced prodigal son, infidelity and the malaise of everyday life force them to face change and the mounting frustrations of growing older. Time, like romance, has escaped them. Tightly conceived, it's both a contemporary love story and an astute commentary on baby boomers -- a unique coming-of-middle-age tale -- in this case, of an American couple struggling to keep their hopes, dreams and love alive. Illuminating, compassionate and tender, Great Blue tells another story, in alternate chapters, of a romance between Alex, a young muralist, and Emma, a gallery director. When her marriage fails, Emma fights to rekindle love and passion in her life -- discovering, unexpectedly, just what awesome power resides in her love of art and painting.
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Add this copy of Dream of the Great Blue to cart. $14.95, like new condition, Sold by Ageless Pages rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cottonwood, AZ, UNITED STATES, published 2005 by Dancing Bear.
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Like New in Like New jacket. Dream of the Great Blue-a unique coming-of-middle-age tale about love and transformation. The Lawrences struggle to keep dreams alive. Change and aging forced upon them. A love story & an astute commentary on baby boomers. Illuminating, compassionate, DGB shows another romance, a younger couple, alternate chapters, like The Hours by M. Cunningham. Interwoven tales mesh-a powerful, touching, surprising, and hopeful end.
Add this copy of Dream of the Great Blue [SIGNED COPY, FIRST PRINTING] to cart. $17.95, very good condition, Sold by MostlySignedBooks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Francisco, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2005 by Dancing Bear.
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Very good in near fine dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on title page (signature only). 1st edition, 1st printing, complete number line. Dust jacket almost as new. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 299 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Book would be fine except for loosening to the hinge at the half-title page. By the author of 'The Art of Murder: A Nestor Pike Noir Satire Mystery' and 'Perfect Relationships'. Uncommon signed. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a protective mylar sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.
Add this copy of Dream of the Great Blue: a Novel to cart. $31.77, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2005 by Dancing Bear.
