Baiting Hollow
A Pastel Summer
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Baiting Hollow beach has always held the possibility of the romantic. Brigid and Barbara loved their relatives' stories from the 1930's and 1940's of the fun they had with beach friends, soldiers patroling the beach, and just hanging out with family and friends. There were stories of gathering for picnics, beach parties, holy day celebrations, and meeting for a swim after work on a hot summer evening...Barbara and Brigid sat in a booth on the Bridgeport ferry enjoying their morning coffee while gazing out the window. Long Island Sound was still, a grey-blue stillness under the hazy morning sky. It felt as though they were passing through time and space from their busy and sometimes hectic lives in Connecticut to their vacation home on Long Island.
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About the Book
Baiting Hollow: A Pastel Summer is a memoir-fantasy which takes place in July 2011 during Barbara, Brigid, and Aunt Clare's two week summer vacation at a small bungalow on Baiting Hollow beach. Throughout the story the reader will enjoy descriptions of the natural beauty of the beach, the friendships and generational ties among neighbors and relatives, and the peace and fun of this small beach community. Readers will also be enchanted by storyteller, Kevin O'Connell's description of his encounter with the Twomey banshee and the vision she shared with him one snowy evening.
About the Author
Patricia Clark Smith, author of "Baiting Hollow: A Pastel Summer" is a retired Connecticut educator living in Connecticut. She enjoys babysitting her two grandchildren; gardening; holding family celebrations; spending summer vacations in Baiting Hollow, Long Island; art and writing. In addition to Baiting Hollow: A Pastel Summer, she has published five other children's books: The Secret of Baiting Hollow, Baiting Hollow: A Time of Enchantment, Little Lillie's Mermaid Day, The Garden Party, and The Strawberry Promise. Pat is an editor for Mollie Wilson's books at Rhyme Time Books Publishing Company and illustrator for Kelly Smith Papa's book, Isabella's Blizzard Party.