{"product_id":"what-the-waves-know-a-novel-isbn-9780062413857","title":"What the Waves Know: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of Sue Monk Kidd and Beth Hoffman comes a compelling debut novel about a young woman's quest to find herself—and her voice—on the island where she lost both.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tiny state of Rhode Island is home to even tinier Tillings Island—which witnessed the biggest event of Izabella Rae Haywood's life. For it was there, on Iz's sixth birthday, that her father left...and took her voice with him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEight years later in the summer of 1974, Iz’s mother is through with social workers, psychiatrists and her daughter's silence. In one last attempt to return Iz’s voice, the motley pair board the ferry to Tillings in hopes that the journey will help Izabella heal herself by piecing together splintered memories of the day her words fled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut heartbreak is a difficult puzzle to solve, and everyone in Tillings seems to know something Iz does not. Worse, each has an opinion about Izabella's dreamer of a father, the undercurrents of whose actions have spun so many lives off course.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, as the island's annual \u003cem\u003eYemayá\u003c\/em\u003e festival prepares to celebrate the ties that bind mothers to children, lovers to each other, and humankind to the sea, Izabella must unravel the tangled threads of her own history and reclaim a voice gone silent…or risk losing herself—and any chance she may have for a future—to the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat the Waves Know\u003c\/em\u003e is a moving, magical novel that asks us to consider the stories which tell the truth and the stories we tell ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“A beautifully written story of a daughter’s journey to find her voice, both literally and figuratively. Valentine reminds us that to be fully human is to be both a storyteller and a story dweller.”—Christina Meldrum, author of \u003cem\u003eMadapple and Amaryllis in Blueberry\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the sharp crags of tiny Tillings Island lies the secret of Izabella Rae Haywood’s sixth birthday. That night, her father vanished, taking her voice—and the truth of what really happened—along with him. In the autumn of 1974, after eight long years of unsuccessful psychiatrist visits and silence, Iz’s mother packs up the tattered remains of their life, determined to return to Tillings in one last attempt to reclaim Iz’s voice—and piece together the splintered memories of the day her words ran dry. But when the residents of Tillings greet them with a standoffish welcome, it becomes clear that they know something about Iz, and the father she adored, that she does not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, as the island’s annual Yemayá festival prepares to celebrate the ties that bind mothers to children, lovers to each other, and humankind to the sea, Iz must unravel the tangled threads of her own history . . . or risk losing herself—and any chance she may have for a future—to the past.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat the Waves Know\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautiful, elegant book that dives deep into the heart of childhood, memory and voice. Izabella, our silent protagonist, will surely stay with you for a very long time, as if she were someone you once knew and loved. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJessica Anya Blau, national bestselling author of The Summer of Naked Swim Parties\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat the Waves Know\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautifully written story of a daughter’s journey to find her voice, both literally and figuratively.  With poignant language and compelling characters, Tamara Valentine explores voice and silence, creativity and madness, imagination and memory, and the mysteries that imbue our world and our minds.  In so doing, Valentine reminds us that to be fully human is to be both a story teller and a story dweller. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristina Meldrum, author of Madapple and Amaryllis in Blueberry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the sass of Fannie Flagg and the subtle magic of Alice Hoffman, this short but powerful book should find readers of many generations. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIzabella Rae Haywood’s father believes in magic. He pulls her out of Sunday school to honor Yemaya, the mother of the ocean, and wakes her up in the middle of the night to search for the Nikommo, tiny sprites who inhabit the woods around their Rhode Island home. She adores him and wants desperately to see what he does until her sixth birthday, when her party is ruined by her parents’ fighting, and she tells her dad that she hates him, and she wishes he would go away. He does, and so does her voice, until she is 14, and her mother and grandmother return with her to Tillings Island for the Yemaya Festival. They hope that jogging her memory will end her silence, but there are more secrets to be unburied. What starts as a book about fathers and daughters becomes a book about mothers and daughters, coming-of-age, and the everyday magic of love. With the sass of Fannie Flagg and the subtle magic of Alice Hoffman, this short but powerful book should find readers of many generations. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Valentine’s debut novel is a beautiful tale of loss, love and the fortitude of the human spirit.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRomantic Times BOOKclub, 4 stars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith poignant language and compelling characters, Tamara Valentine explores voice and silence, creativity and madness, imagination and memory, and the mysteries that imbue our world and our minds.  In so doing, Valentine reminds us that to be fully human is to be both a story teller and a story dweller. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristina Meldrum, author of Madapple and Amaryllis in Blueberry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“What the Waves Know is a marvelous novel that creates a sense of place so specific you can practically taste the salt spray on the windswept New England beaches.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Mary McNear\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA novel rich in mythology and childhood secrets... This dreamy coming-of-age mystery unfolds in tantalizing waves with keen insight and lush prose. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In this journey of trauma and healing, the walking wounded repair their lives together, their voices shaping a rough chorus that calls us back from darkness to light.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today bestselling author Pamela Schoenewaldt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eValentine’s debut is a well-written, charming book. She writes gracefully about loss and sadness and how time and good people can help to heal the wounds of a hurting child. The author also handles mental illness and the damage it can cause a family with tact and care. Readers will enjoy getting to know Iz, who is smart and canny underneath her quiet exterior, and the family and friends who love her back to herself. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eValentine’s debut is a well-written, charming book. She writes gracefully about loss and sadness and how time and good people can help to heal the wounds of a hurting child. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888321720549,"sku":"NP9780062413857","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062413857.jpg?v=1730228828","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/what-the-waves-know-a-novel-isbn-9780062413857","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}