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When an earthquake and tidal wave strike, schoolteacher Charlotte and her students are swept into the violent sea with John Dollar. They survive the disaster but emerge on the shore trapped around a paralyzed John, confronting the aftermath of nature’s power and the bonds of community.
First publish date: 1988
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Marianne Wiggins
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