In The Sand Castle, beloved American novelist Rita Mae Brown
(Rubyfruit Jungle) revisits some of her most spirited and
unforgettable characters—sisters Juts and Wheezie
Hunsenmeir, and Juts's precocious young daughter,
Nickel—as they come together to cope with a life-defining
loss. It's August, 1952, and seven-year-old Nickel sets off for a
day at the seashore with her mother, aunt, and cousin Leroy.
Everyone's excited when they reach Chesapeake Bay—everyone
except for Leroy, who is recently motherless and frightened of the
world around him. Nickel delights in tormenting her cousin, but, as
the group lounges on the beach and begins work on a magnificent
sand castle, the sisters try to coax him out of his shell. As the
sun swings higher in the sky, Nickel's taunting of Leroy escalates
and the weight of family history between her mother and aunt rises
to the surface—until Leroy is bitten by a crab and all of
their arguments fall away. It isn't until years later that Nickel
can see that single day at the beach for what it truly
was—a life-changing lesson on family and all the pleasure
and heartbreak that comes with it.
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