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Jennifer vanderbes is an american novelist, journalist and screenwriter. When her beloved brother is declared missing in action, smart, flinty juliet dufresne, training to be a nurse, goes to italy to find him, in an empathetic, oblique take on the layers of damage done during war. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Slowly unearthing the island s haunting past, they are forced to confront turbulent discoveries about themselves and the people they love, changing their lives forever. The secret of raven point from the awardwinning author of easter island comes a powerful, unputdownable novel of love, loss, and redemption amid the ruins of wartorn italy. Two women of different generationsand worldsfind both fulfillment and disenchantment on the worlds most remote island. Her first novel, easter island, was named a best book of 2003 by the washington post and christian science. May 17, 2003 jennifer vanderbes mixes two love stories with a good helping of myth in her debut novel, easter island lisa allardice sat 17 may 2003 23. Jennifer vanderbes was born in 1974 in new york city, new york, usa. A washington post and christian science monitor best book of the year a rich and worldly first novel. Jul, 2009 colgate university writers conference thursday, june 25, 2009. Book for children until finally adult are different content.
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