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A year of Marvelous Ways / Sarah Winman.

Summary:

Marvelous Ways has lived alone alongside a winding creek near the rugged Cornwall coast for nearly all her life, and has recently taken to spending her days sitting on the steps of her caravan with a pair of binoculars. She is waiting for something, but she's not sure what. She will know when she sees it and that is good enough for her. Francis Drake, a young soldier adrift after the death of a fellow comrade, is grateful for the mission that guides his days. He has agreed to fulfil his friend's last wish: to hand-deliver a letter to his father in Cornwall. But Francis's journey doesn't go as planned. After a brief, sweet, and serendipitous reunion with a woman from his past, Francis washes up in Marvelous's creek, broken both in body and spirit. Marvelous will come to his aid, and an unlikely friendship will grow between these two solitary souls. Marvelous has lived a long life, with many loves and countless stories to tell, and Francis needs a reason to keep going--even just the hope that life still has more to offer. A beautiful, bighearted story that bursts with the magic of what it means to grab hold of connection and purpose when it is right in front of you, A Year of Marvelous Ways is a testament to friendship and another timeless classic from the acclaimed Sarah Winman.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9798217181117
  • Physical Description: 274 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First Putnam edition.
  • Publisher: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2026.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"First published in the United Kingdom by Tinder Press, an imprint of Headline Publishing Group, in 2015"--Title page verso.
Subject:
Older women > Fiction.
Soldiers > Fiction.
Friendship > Fiction.
Interpersonal relations > Fiction.
Intergenerational relations > Fiction.
Cornwall (England : County) > Fiction.
Genre:
Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 9 of 21 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 13 current holds with 21 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Swansboro Branch Library FIC WINMAN (Text) 36015002739312 Adult New Fiction Checked out 07/31/2026
Bordeaux Library CMB2017455 (Text) CMB2017455 Technical Services In process -
Braswell Memorial Main Library FIC Win (Text) 37807000070145 Adult New Fiction Available -
Cliffdale Library CMB2017455 (Text) CMB2017456 Technical Services In process -
Cumberland Headquarters CMB2017455 (Text) CMB2017459 Technical Services In process -
East Regional Library CMB2017455 (Text) CMB2017457 Technical Services In process -
Enka-Candler Library F WIN (Text) 0020514209533 Adult New Fiction Available -
Farmville Public Library F WIN (Text) 23900000105778 Adult New Fiction Available -
Haywood County Main Library F Winman (Text) 33115007718693 Adult New Fiction Checked out 08/17/2026
High Point Library FIC WINMAN SARAH (Text) 30519020535707 Adult New Fiction Available -

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