The Story
Told through rich, naturalistic detail, the novel follows the intertwined lives of islanders who live in harmony with the rhythms of nature, exploring themes of queerness, friendship, tradition, and the quiet beauty of everyday life.
"A warm draft of kindness billows from A Marsh Island... Discerning, tender and pellucid in its beauty, this is the kind of small, perfect novel it is hard to imagine anybody not loving." --Sam Sacks, WSJ
Author: Sarah Orne Jewett
Publisher: Smith & Taylor Classics
Published: 03/03/2026
Pages: 200
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.00w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781961884854
About the Author
Jewett, Sarah Orne: -
Sarah Orne Jewett (1849-1909) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet. As a young child she was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and encouraged to take frequent nature walks. Today she is best known for her nature writing and regional works set along the coast of Maine. At nineteen, Jewett had a short story published in The Atlantic. She is the author of Deephaven (1877), Old Friends and New (1879), Country By-Ways (1881), A White Heron and Other Stories (1886), and A Native of Winby and Other Tales (1893). Her novels include A Country Doctor (1884) and The Country of the Pointed Firs (1896). For most of her adult life, Jewett lived with her close friend, Annie Adams Field, in what was then termed a "Boston marriage."
Stuber, Dorian: -Dorian Stuber is a passionate reader who now lives in St Louis. He is the co-host of the podcast One Bright Book and, because he is old-school, keeps up a blog about books with the ungainly but personal title Eigermonchjungfrau. For 20+ years he was an English professor, most recently at Hendrix College in Conway, AR, where he taught everything from composition to literary modernism to how to write a great personal statement. His area of specialization is Holocaust literature and he has written and taught extensively on the topic.
Hussey, Rebecca: -Rebecca Hussey is a teacher, writer, and critic living in Connecticut. She is on the board of the National Book Critics Circle and serves as Vice-President of Technology and Membership. Her writing has appeared in Full Stop, the Kenyon Review, Atmospheric Quarterly, the Rumpus, and more.
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Description
Told through rich, naturalistic detail, the novel follows the intertwined lives of islanders who live in harmony with the rhythms of nature, exploring themes of queerness, friendship, tradition, and the quiet beauty of everyday life.
"A warm draft of kindness billows from A Marsh Island... Discerning, tender and pellucid in its beauty, this is the kind of small, perfect novel it is hard to imagine anybody not loving." --Sam Sacks, WSJ
Author: Sarah Orne Jewett
Publisher: Smith & Taylor Classics
Published: 03/03/2026
Pages: 200
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.00w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781961884854
About the Author
Jewett, Sarah Orne: -
Sarah Orne Jewett (1849-1909) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet. As a young child she was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and encouraged to take frequent nature walks. Today she is best known for her nature writing and regional works set along the coast of Maine. At nineteen, Jewett had a short story published in The Atlantic. She is the author of Deephaven (1877), Old Friends and New (1879), Country By-Ways (1881), A White Heron and Other Stories (1886), and A Native of Winby and Other Tales (1893). Her novels include A Country Doctor (1884) and The Country of the Pointed Firs (1896). For most of her adult life, Jewett lived with her close friend, Annie Adams Field, in what was then termed a "Boston marriage."
Stuber, Dorian: -Dorian Stuber is a passionate reader who now lives in St Louis. He is the co-host of the podcast One Bright Book and, because he is old-school, keeps up a blog about books with the ungainly but personal title Eigermonchjungfrau. For 20+ years he was an English professor, most recently at Hendrix College in Conway, AR, where he taught everything from composition to literary modernism to how to write a great personal statement. His area of specialization is Holocaust literature and he has written and taught extensively on the topic.
Hussey, Rebecca: -Rebecca Hussey is a teacher, writer, and critic living in Connecticut. She is on the board of the National Book Critics Circle and serves as Vice-President of Technology and Membership. Her writing has appeared in Full Stop, the Kenyon Review, Atmospheric Quarterly, the Rumpus, and more.
Et al...
