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Wrecked Upon This Shore deals with life’s most significant tests: loving and dying,
broken relationships, the drive to heal and the impulse to be whole.
At the novel’s centre is Pearl Lewis: abused by her father at a young age, she is wild,
charismatic, and damaged.
The story moves back and forth in time. We follow Pearl through the eyes of her adult son
Stephen, but also from the viewpoint of Mouse, the girl she befriends and falls in love with
as a teenager. As a girl growing up in Newfoundland, Mandy, christened Mouse by the
seductive, aggressive Pearl, was relatively sheltered. But when Mouse falls for Pearl, the
affair changes her life. In the end, Mouse loses almost everything when Pearl leaves her;
in fact, Pearl is pregnant when Mouse learns the affair is over.
The child to whom Pearl gives birth is Stephen. Thirty years old when Pearl is diagnosed
with cancer, Stephen is in danger of foundering. A net of lies and fragmented stories
surround Pearl’s past and his own.
Pearl’s cancer becomes a crucible with the power not only to destroy but also to re-forge
relationships. When the dying Pearl summons Mouse, in the final chapters of the novel,
all three characters are brought together, and Stephen’s life can at last come into focus.
"I fell in love with these characters: saintly and monstrous, wrecked but not lost -
castaways all. Kate Story is one of those rare writers who can plumb the darkness
and retrieve from the depths a jewel, a truth, luminous and redemptive. A magical and
moving novel. Prepare to be transported."
-- Jessica Grant, author of Come, Thou Tortoise
"Told with intelligence and tenderness, Wrecked Upon This Shore explores a son's
compassion for a dying mother who was far from perfect. It's less about what
happened than about how to live with the aftermath. Kate Story brings a mature,
passionate, compelling voice to the modern family dynamic."
-- Robin McGrath, author of award-winning novel The Winterhouse
Coming soon... songs inspired by Wrecked Upon This Shore.
broken relationships, the drive to heal and the impulse to be whole.
At the novel’s centre is Pearl Lewis: abused by her father at a young age, she is wild,
charismatic, and damaged.
The story moves back and forth in time. We follow Pearl through the eyes of her adult son
Stephen, but also from the viewpoint of Mouse, the girl she befriends and falls in love with
as a teenager. As a girl growing up in Newfoundland, Mandy, christened Mouse by the
seductive, aggressive Pearl, was relatively sheltered. But when Mouse falls for Pearl, the
affair changes her life. In the end, Mouse loses almost everything when Pearl leaves her;
in fact, Pearl is pregnant when Mouse learns the affair is over.
The child to whom Pearl gives birth is Stephen. Thirty years old when Pearl is diagnosed
with cancer, Stephen is in danger of foundering. A net of lies and fragmented stories
surround Pearl’s past and his own.
Pearl’s cancer becomes a crucible with the power not only to destroy but also to re-forge
relationships. When the dying Pearl summons Mouse, in the final chapters of the novel,
all three characters are brought together, and Stephen’s life can at last come into focus.
"I fell in love with these characters: saintly and monstrous, wrecked but not lost -
castaways all. Kate Story is one of those rare writers who can plumb the darkness
and retrieve from the depths a jewel, a truth, luminous and redemptive. A magical and
moving novel. Prepare to be transported."
-- Jessica Grant, author of Come, Thou Tortoise
"Told with intelligence and tenderness, Wrecked Upon This Shore explores a son's
compassion for a dying mother who was far from perfect. It's less about what
happened than about how to live with the aftermath. Kate Story brings a mature,
passionate, compelling voice to the modern family dynamic."
-- Robin McGrath, author of award-winning novel The Winterhouse
Coming soon... songs inspired by Wrecked Upon This Shore.
Wrecked Upon This Shore ... Kate Story's second novel.
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WHERE TO PURCHASE:
Find Wrecked Upon This Shore...
In Ontario at:
Titles Bookstore, 379 George St. North, Peterborough (705) 743-9610 titlesbookstore.com
Chapters, 873 Lansdowne, Peterborough
Chapters, Quinte Mall, Belleville
In the Maritimes at these bookstores:
Coles, Brunswick Square, Saint John, NB
Coles, Bedford Place Mall, Bedford, NS
Coles, Village Shopping Centre, St. John’s, NL
Coles, McAllister Place, Saint John, NB
Coles, Lancaster Mall, Saint John, NB
Coles, Avalon Mall, St. John’s, NL
Coles, Mayflower Mall, Sydney, NS
Coles, Highland Square, New Glasgow, NS
Coles, Corner Brook Plaza, Corner Brook, NL
Coles, Truro Mall, Truro, NS
Coles, Amherst Centre Mall, Amherst, NS
Coles, County Fair Mall, Summerside, PEI
Coles, Yarmouth Mall, Yarmouth, NS
Coles, Halifax Shopping Centre, Halifax, NS
Coles, Bridgewater Mall, Bridgewater, NS
Coles, County Fair Mall, New Minas, NS
Coles, East Point, Saint John, NB
Coles, Scotia Square, Halifax, NS
Coles, Antigonish Mall, Antigonish, NS
Coles, Sunnyside Mall, Bedford, NS
Chapters, Bayers Lake, Halifax, NS
Chapters, Crystal Palace, Dieppe, NB
Chapters, Mic Mac Blvd, Dartmouth, NS
Chapters, Regent Mall, Fredericton, NB
Indigo, University Ave, Charlottetown, PEI
Chapters, Kenmount Rd, St. John’s, NL
Or online, Wrecked Upon This Shore is available for purchase at:
amazon.ca, chapters.indigo.ca and directly through the publisher at creativebookpublishing.ca
In Ontario at:
Titles Bookstore, 379 George St. North, Peterborough (705) 743-9610 titlesbookstore.com
Chapters, 873 Lansdowne, Peterborough
Chapters, Quinte Mall, Belleville
In the Maritimes at these bookstores:
Coles, Brunswick Square, Saint John, NB
Coles, Bedford Place Mall, Bedford, NS
Coles, Village Shopping Centre, St. John’s, NL
Coles, McAllister Place, Saint John, NB
Coles, Lancaster Mall, Saint John, NB
Coles, Avalon Mall, St. John’s, NL
Coles, Mayflower Mall, Sydney, NS
Coles, Highland Square, New Glasgow, NS
Coles, Corner Brook Plaza, Corner Brook, NL
Coles, Truro Mall, Truro, NS
Coles, Amherst Centre Mall, Amherst, NS
Coles, County Fair Mall, Summerside, PEI
Coles, Yarmouth Mall, Yarmouth, NS
Coles, Halifax Shopping Centre, Halifax, NS
Coles, Bridgewater Mall, Bridgewater, NS
Coles, County Fair Mall, New Minas, NS
Coles, East Point, Saint John, NB
Coles, Scotia Square, Halifax, NS
Coles, Antigonish Mall, Antigonish, NS
Coles, Sunnyside Mall, Bedford, NS
Chapters, Bayers Lake, Halifax, NS
Chapters, Crystal Palace, Dieppe, NB
Chapters, Mic Mac Blvd, Dartmouth, NS
Chapters, Regent Mall, Fredericton, NB
Indigo, University Ave, Charlottetown, PEI
Chapters, Kenmount Rd, St. John’s, NL
Or online, Wrecked Upon This Shore is available for purchase at:
amazon.ca, chapters.indigo.ca and directly through the publisher at creativebookpublishing.ca
MEDIA / PRESS: (click for larger images)
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Peterborough Examiner
November 15, 2011
November 15, 2011
| (Also available for purchase at locations listed above) |
The Telegram
St. John's, NL
November 3, 2011
St. John's, NL
November 3, 2011
Peterborough Examiner
November 16, 2011
November 16, 2011
| Click here to read an interview with Chad Pelley on the east coast literary blog Salty Ink - A Spotlight on Atlantic Canadian Literature November 11, 2011 |
EVENTS: (click for larger images)
Peterborough Book Launch
November 17, 2011 - Titles Bookstore
Photos by Steve Guthrie
November 17, 2011 - Titles Bookstore
Photos by Steve Guthrie
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Peterborough Examiner
December 1, 2011
December 1, 2011
| "Wrecked Upon This Shore" has been included in Chad Pelley's Hot reads for cold winter nights The Telegram, St. John's, NL December 16, 2011 |
The Telegram
St. John's, NL
December 2011
St. John's, NL
December 2011
| Click here to listen to an interview on CBC Newfoundland & Labrador's Weekend Arts Magazine (WAM) hosted by Mack Furlong December 23, 2011 |
| Click here to read an interview with Kate posted on bookfridge.com (or visit the website and scroll down) December 20, 2011 |