{"product_id":"9780312370084","title":"The Eyes of the Amaryllis","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Eyes of the Amaryllis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Natalie Babbitt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Experience love and loss in this enchanting sea mystery from Natalie Babbitt, \u003ci\u003eThe Eyes of the Amaryllis.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the brig Amaryllis was swallowed in a hurricane, the captain and all the crew were swallowed, too. For thirty years the captain's widow, Geneva Reade, has waited, certain that her husband will send her a message from the bottom of the sea. But someone else is waiting, too, and watching her, a man called Seward. Into this haunted situation comes Jenny, the widow's granddaughter. The three of them, Gran, Jenny, and Seward, are drawn into a kind of deadly game with one another and with the sea, a game that only the sea knows how to win.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Eyes of the Amaryllis\u003c\/i\u003e is a 1977\u003ci\u003e New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Children's Book of the Year.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The plot is simple but so well written and carefully constructed that its familiar elements--an estranged mother and son, an undying love--undergo a sea-change, too. And, for all its apparent simplicity, the images evoked are deep and complex.” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal, Starred Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Having read this book, one feels changed, haunted for life.” —\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The language is as exotic as an underwater treasure trove.” —\u003ci\u003eBook World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Mrs. Babbitt paints late 19th century domestic and aquatic scenes with enormous sensitivity and uses language masterfully to achieve action and imagery. The characters of the widow and her granddaughter are superbly drawn. . . . The romance and symbolism will appeal strongly to adolescent girls.” —\u003ci\u003ePoughkeepsie Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is a skillfully told story, offering a haunting and challenging read for the middle reader.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Baltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Babbitt wastes nary a word, deftly carving characters and events into a gripping tale, successfully using the sea both as an impelling atmospheric force and as an effective protagonist.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The reader is treated to a poignant awareness of the power of love and its ability to shape the lives of those who experience it most deeply.” —\u003ci\u003eSt. Louis Post Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Natalie Babbitt's lightness of touch as she broaches deep and delicate themes is something admirable.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An intricate combination of patterns, like a jacquard weave, the book succeeds as a well-wrought narrative in which a complex philosophical theme is developed through the balanced, subtle use of symbol and imagery. It is a rare story, accessible to the discriminating preadolescent; because of its perfect scale and transcendent style, it neither diminishes the subject nor the audience.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An atmospheric, romantic tale.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“‘Musical' is a descriptor often applied, even over-applied, to poetry. But prose is just as obliged to rhythm and cadence, to the hum of warm vowels and the crackle of consonants. And there is music in the language of Natalie Babbitt's 16th novel, which is fitting because she is so often describing the ocean. If you listen you can hear it roaring inside her sentences. Set in an unspecified bygone era but free of fancified old-timey verbiage, this book is a little gem--something to read in one evening, tucked up in bed.” —\u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Natalie Babbitt wastes no words in the telling of this gripping tale. Love story for sure, ghost story, maybe, but a story sure to entertain and haunt ten- to twelve-year-old readers.” —\u003ci\u003eArmchair Interviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“. . . the perfect time to stock your shelves with these elegantly designed editions.” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal's \"Extra Helping\" on Square Fish's Babbitt reissues\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmerican Library Association Notable Children's Books (1977), Long-listed ALA Notable Children's Books, Long-listed NYTBR Notable Children's BOTY (1977), New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Books of the Year, American Library Association Notable Children's Books, New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Books of the Year (1977), Long-listed ALA Notable Children's Books (1977)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312370084\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40671020712142,"sku":"9780312370084","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_ed20e28b-9e27-4365-8db9-21f72504bf7e.jpg?v=1639798574","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312370084","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}