Whose Waves These Are
Whose Waves These Are by Amanda Dykes, published by Baker Publishing Group on April 30, 2019, is a historical fiction novel that intertwines themes of loss, hope, and family. Set in the aftermath of World War II, the story begins with a grieving fisherman, Robert Bliss, who submits a poignant poem to a local newspaper, calling for rocks in memory of lost loved ones. His heartfelt plea resonates throughout the nation, leading to an influx of rocks in his small coastal Maine town, but his efforts are soon interrupted by personal tragedy.
As the narrative unfolds decades later, Annie Bliss returns to Ansel-by-the-Sea to assist her ailing Great-Uncle Robert. She discovers a collection of boxes in his home that sparks her curiosity about the stone ruins on a nearby island. Teaming up with a mysterious harbor postman, Annie embarks on a quest to uncover her family’s past, racing against time as Robert’s health declines. This edition, comprising 364 pages in English, delves into themes of family ties and the enduring impact of history, inviting readers to explore the connections between the past and present.
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Winner of the 2020 Christy Award Book of the Year
In the wake of WWII, a grieving fisherman submits a poem to a local newspaper: a rallying cry for hope, purpose . . . and rocks. Send me a rock for the person you lost, and I will build something life-giving. When the poem spreads farther than he ever intended, Robert Bliss’s humble words change the tide of a nation. Boxes of rocks inundate the tiny, coastal Maine town, and he sets his calloused hands to work, but the building halts when tragedy strikes.
Decades later, Annie Bliss is summoned back to Ansel-by-the-Sea when she learns her Great-Uncle Robert, the man who became her refuge during the hardest summer of her youth, is now the one in need of help. What she didn’t anticipate was finding a wall of heavy boxes hiding in his home. Long-ago memories of stone ruins on a nearby island trigger her curiosity, igniting a fire in her anthropologist soul to uncover answers.
She joins forces with the handsome and mysterious harbor postman, and all her hopes of mending the decades-old chasm in her family seem to point back to the ruins. But with Robert failing fast, her search for answers battles against time, a foe as relentless as the ever-crashing waves upon the sea.
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