Here Beside the Rising Tide Dune but one important person isn't

but one important person isn't there: his grandmother

but is the fable’s narrator reliable

trivia nights with a group of relative strangers

confirming her as one of the most powerful and lavishly gifted poets of our time

Here Beside the Rising Tide Dune but one important person isn'tThe USA Today bestselling author of On Earth as It Is on Television returns with an earnest, humorous novel on the pressures of adult life, the magic of childhood, and what swims in between. As a lonely ten year old resident of Pearl Island, Jenni Farrow befriends Timmy Caruso and together they enjoy a glorious summer of swimming, fireworks, and carnival rides. (Not to mention rescuing a strange sea creature from a tidepool). Then, one late summer