Beverly Jensen Libros

Published posthumously through the efforts of Beverly Jensen's many supporters, this widely acclaimed novel-in-stories offers a richly textured portrait of a bygone era. In 1916, Idella and Avis Hillock live on the edge of a chilly bluff in New Brunswick-a barren world of potato farms and lobster traps, rough men, hard work, and baffling beauty. From "Gone," the heartbreaking account of the crisis that changed their lives forever, through "Wake," a darkly comic saga of funeral plans gone awry, The Sisters from Hardscrabble Bay beautifully charts the trajectory of the Hillocks' divergent lives against the background of a lost slice of Americana.

The Shinnecock tribe, with a rich history spanning over 10,000 years along eastern Long Island, excelled as hunter-gatherers and whalers, initially navigating the Atlantic in dugout canoes. Renowned for their exquisite wampum craftsmanship, they faced challenges from settlers and land deals that reduced their territory since the 1500s. Despite these adversities and the wealth of neighboring communities, the Shinnecock continue to thrive as a federally recognized tribe with over 1,500 members, governed by a council of trustees.