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Tara Karr Roberts is a newspaper columnist who also teaches English and journalism. Wild and Distant Seas, her first novel, won over our First Impressions reviewers, receiving 4 or 5 stars from 21 out of 23 readers.
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Call me a sucker for a reimagining or retelling of a classic tale, but I enjoyed this homage to Moby-Dick. Told in five parts by the matrilineal descendants of the famous narrator, Ishmael, the story almost feels like four individual novellas that are satisfyingly woven together at the end (Nicole G). Wild and Distant Seas reads like a fairy tale told through four generations of gifted women who can manipulate minds, envision the experiences of the people they touch, and retrace paths long gone. These "special senses" lead main characters Evangeline, Rachel, Mara, and Antonia to make decisions that take them on unexpected journeys (Giovanna I). ...
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