This title was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award 2015. It was also shortlisted for the Times/ Peters Fraser & Dunlop Young writer of the Year Award. It is longlisted for the Baileys Women`s Prize for Fiction 2015. The Shore. A collection of small islands sticking out from the coast of Virginia into the Atlantic Ocean that has been home to generations of fierce & resilient women. Sanctuary to some but nightmare to others, it`s a place they`ve inhabited, fled, & returned to for hundreds of years. From a brave girl`s determination to protect her younger sister as methamphetamine ravages their family, to a lesson in summoning storm clouds to help end a drought, these women struggle against domestic violence, savage wilderness, & the corrosive effects of poverty & addiction to secure a sense of well-being for themselves & for those they love. Their interconnecting stories form a deeply affecting legacy of two island families, illuminating the small miracles & miseries of a community of outsiders, & the bonds of blood & fate that connect them all. Dreamlike & yet impossibly real, profound & playful, the Shore is a richly unique, breathtakingly ambitious & accomplished debut novel by a young writer of astonishing gifts.