Compass Rose by John Casey

Compass Rose by John Casey

A Providence Journal Best Book of the Year
A Seattle Times Best Book of the Year

John Casey follows up his National Book Award-winning novel Spartina with an extraordinary return to the marshes of Rhode Island's South County.

Elsie Buttrick, the prodigal daughter of Sawtooth Point, has just given birth to Rose, the child conceived during her passionate affair with Dick Pierce. At first she is wary of the discomfort her presence poses to Dick's wife, May, and other inhabitants of their gossipy, insular community. But as Rose slowly becomes the unofficially adopted daughter and little sister of half the town, she magnetically steers everyone in her orbit toward unexpected--and unbreakable--relationships.

For almost 35 years, John L. Casey has served his country, science, and high-tech enterprises. He has served as a White House and Congress national space policy advisor, a space shuttle engineer, a NASA Headquarters consultant, and a consultant to or president of multiple cutting-edge technology start-ups. He is the President of the Space and Science Research Corporation (SSRC), a leading, independent research organization based in Orlando, Florida, United States.

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ISBN 13	9780375410253
ISBN 10	0375410252
Title	Compass Rose
Author	John Casey
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Knopf Publishing Group
Year published	2010-11-01
Number of pages	368
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.