Greensleeves
Greensleeves by Eloise Jarvis McGraw is a reprint edition published by Amazon Publishing on March 31, 2015. This 350-page novel follows eighteen-year-old Shannon Lightley, who has spent her life traveling across Europe with her actress mother and journalist father. As she prepares to embark on yet another journey, Shannon is presented with an opportunity to stay in Portland, Oregon, where she will assist a family friend in investigating a contested will involving a group of strangers living near a university.
Throughout the summer, Shannon takes on a new identity while working as a waitress, allowing her to explore her independence for the first time. As she navigates this unfamiliar environment, she grapples with questions of self-discovery and her future. The narrative delves into themes of family and coming of age, offering readers a glimpse into Shannon’s journey toward understanding her place in the world.
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For eighteen-year-old Shannon Lightley, life’s been an endless parade across Europe, following either her actress mother or her renowned journalist father. Paris, Milan, London–Shannon has been everywhere, but somewhere along the way, she realizes she’s really…nowhere.
Having graduated from high school and about to board yet another flight for yet another destination, Shannon is offered an alternative: stay in Portland, Oregon, with her parents’ close friend and help his law firm investigate a group of strangers living near the local university. A will with a substantial inheritance is being contested, and Shannon’s task is to gather information on the unlikely recipients of the money.
Using an assumed name and working as a waitress in a diner, Shannon finds herself entirely on her own for the first time in her life; and as the long summer days go by, she tries to sort out who she really is and what her future holds.
Originally published in 1968 and newly released as part of Nancy Pearl’s Book Crush Rediscoveries, Greensleeves is a smart and timeless tale of how far people must go to find themselves.
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