Sea Change

Kate Hancock

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Grieving teen twins Samantha and Andrew seek solace in the mystery of hidden pirate treasure on Martha’s Vineyard and find both purpose and healing.

The falling of the World Trade Center changed the lives of a nation but more so the lives of families facing tragedy. The Bennett family—mother Rachel and twins Samantha and Andrew—lost husband and father Ben when the towers fell and have since struggled to rebuild their lives. They now live in the Victorian cottage Ben left them on Martha’s Vineyard.

In this sequel to Windswept, as the twins prepare to enter high school they, and a group of friends, follow clues about a Vineyard legend of missing pirate treasure. Their research leads to a compelling two-hundred-year-old tale that is revealed as they discover more about their own lives and purposes.

Sea Change is an exciting novel combining coming-of-age themes with elements of adventure and mystery. Interweaving two timelines, the novel explores the lives of a young sailor in the 1790s and two teenage siblings in the early 2000s who embark on a journey to investigate a local legend involving treasure greater than gold.

Sujets

• Fiction
• 9
• 11

Informations

• Publié par: Archway Publishing
• Date de parution: 29 décembre 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781665732024
• Langue: English

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SEA CHANGE
 
 
 
KATE HANCOCK
 
 
 

 
 
Copyright © 2023 Kate Hancock.
 
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This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, names, incidents, organizations, and dialogue in this novel are either the products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
 
 
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ISBN: 978-1-6657-3424-0 (sc)
ISBN: 978-1-6657-3202-4 (e)
 
Library of Congress Control Number: 2022922393
 
 
 
Archway Publishing rev. date: 12/29/2022
CONTENTS
Dedication
Author’s Note
Prologue Chappaquiddick, Martha’s Vineyard Island, Massachusetts October, 1796
Chapter 1 Off-Chappaquiddick, October, 1796
Chapter 2 September, 2005
Chapter 3 Chappaquiddick, October, 1796
Chapter 4 September, 2005
Chapter 5 Chappaquiddick, October, 1796
Chapter 6 September, 2005
Chapter 7 Chappaquiddick, October, 1796
Chapter 8 September, 2005
Chapter 9 Chappaquiddick, October, 1796
Chapter 10 Chappaquiddick, November, 1796
Chapter 11 September, 2005
Chapter 12 Chappaquiddick, May, 1797
Chapter 13 Ground Zero, New York Cit y September 11, 2005
Chapter 14 Chappaquiddick, May, 1803
Chapter 15 October, 2005
Chapter 16 Chappaquiddick, June, 1807
Chapter 17 October, 2005
Chapter 18 October, 2005
Chapter 19 Chappaquiddick, 1809
Chapter 20 October, 2005
Chapter 21 Chappaquiddick, 1809
Chapter 22 November, 2005
Chapter 23 Chappaquiddick, May 1811
Chapter 24 Chappaquiddick, September 1811
Chapter 25 November, 2005
Chapter 26 December, 2005
Chapter 27 Chappaquiddick, September, 1809
Chapter 28 December, 2005
Chapter 29 Chappaquiddick, February 1810
Chapter 30 December, 2005
Chapter 31 Chappaquiddick, May, 1811
Chapter 32 December, 2005
Chapter 33 Chappaquiddick, May, 1811
Chapter 34 Chappaquiddick, April, 1812
Chapter 35 Chappaquiddick, April, 1812
Chapter 36 December, 2005
Chapter 37 January, 2006
Chapter 38 Chappaquiddick, April 1812
Chapter 39 January, 2006
Chapter 40 Chappaquiddick, April 1812
Chapter 41 January, 2006
Chapter 42 February, 2006
Chapter 43 Chappaquiddick, June, 1812
Chapter 44 February, 2006
Chapter 45 Edgartown, August, 1812
Chapter 46 March, 2006
Chapter 47 Edgartown, August, 1812
Chapter 48 March, 2006
Chapter 49 April, 2009
Chapter 50 May, 2009
Chapter 51 June, 2009
Chapter 52 Edgartown, May 1815
Chapter 53 June 2009
Chapter 54 June 2009
Chapter 55 July, 2009
Chapter 56 August, 2009
Afterword
Acknowledgements
DEDICATION
For my Fred, without whom there would be no book.
Thank you for your infinite patience and for believing in me when I did not.
AUTHOR’S NOTE
On nine eleven I was with my fourth-grade students. The day began normally but by lunch the world had, quite literally, fallen apart.
In 2014, I wrote my first novel for young adults which was intended to honor all the parents who were left to raise their children without their partners. The result was Windswept , A novel about a family facing that heartbreaking circumstance.
I have had many requests for a sequel to Windswept ; Sea Change, is that sequel which picks up where Windswep t ended.
Sea Change can be read on its own. If you have read Windswept , the first pages of Sea Change will be familiar as I have repeated some of the early pages so those unfamiliar with the story will be on the same page with those who have read Winds wept.
Sea Change is defined as a substantial change in perspective.
PROLOGUE
Chappaquiddick, Martha’s Vineyard Island, Massachusetts
October, 1796
Josiah Cooke was not a man who worried a great deal. After all, a worrier would never have brought a young wife all the way from England to the far end of an island where the nearest neighbors were miles away across a swiftly moving channel. No, Josiah Cooke was not a worrier—but he was worried tonight.
Josiah Cooke was a farmer who grew crops to feed his wife and himself, with enough to take to market when times were good. He had four good milkers and a sturdy bull, Samson. Now, dairy cows are creatures of habit. After the morning milking, they go out to the field, and when it’s time to be milked in the evening, they come back to the barn. Tonight, Josiah went out to bring his “girls” into the barn and was dismayed to see that there were only three. Ruth, Esther and Debra had returned as expected, but Delilah, who if the truth be told, was always a bit ornery, had not returned with the others.
Normally, this would not have been terribly worrisome to Josiah, but Delilah was coming near the time to give birth to the calf she was carrying. Cows about to give birth often wandered off to be alone, but if there was a problem with the birth, no one would be there to help. Josiah needed the calf to be born healthy in order to expand his herd, so it fell to him to go out and find the wayward Delilah. It was just bad luck that a thunderstorm was moving toward the island from the northeast.
With a coil of rope over his shoulder and carrying a lantern, Josiah kissed his wife, Polly, and set out to find his missing cow. Not far from his small cabin, Josiah felt the first spatters of rain. Looking out across the sound, Josiah saw huge roiling black clouds racing towards him. He quickened his pace, calling as he went, “Delilah—hooo, hooo, hooo—Delilah!”
He had gone perhaps half a mile into the coarse dune grass when the storm struck in earnest. The wind-driven rain came in torrents. Thunder crashed about him and lightning lit up the sky. Josiah continued to call Delilah, but the noise from the storm made it all but impossible to hear anything. As he pushed his way through the waist high grass, Josiah thought how mournful the wind sounded as it moaned and shrieked and whistled around him. Suddenly, he realized that something other than the wind was doing the moaning. He quickened his steps trying to locate the source of the sound that he felt sure was his Delilah.
Finally, after struggling against the elements for another quarter mile, Josiah came upon his missing bovine. The great brown beast was lying on her side, alternately panting and moaning. When she saw Josiah, she raised her head and let out with a tremendous bellow as if pleading for Josiah to help her.
Josiah went round to the business end of things and immediately understood Delilah’s distress. Calves are born head first with their heads resting on their front hooves. The muzzle of the calf was showing, but only one hoof could be seen. The second hoof must be caught in the birth canal.
Josiah, who had grown up on a dairy farm in England, knew that Delilah would need help to birth her calf safely. Carefully, so as to cause Delilah as little discomfort as possible, Josiah inserted his hand into the birth canal, feeling gently for the other hoof. Yes! there it was, bent underneath the calf’s leg. Gently, slowly, Josiah manipulated the little foot as he had seen his father do many times before, until the leg was fully extended.
By now, though, Delilah was exhausted from her efforts and Josiah knew that she was going to need more help. As the little calf bleated its distress, Josiah tied the rope he had brought securely around the two hooves. Using all his strength he began gently to pull the calf out. Because Delilah was unable to help in the process, this took an enormous effort on Josiah’s part. He grunted loudly under the strain, all the while talking softly to Delilah, assuring her that all would be well. At first, the calf did not move at all, but just as Josiah was beginning to fear the worst, he felt a slight movement and redoubled his efforts. Slowly, the calf emerged and in a rush of fluid, the new life came sliding into a world of crashing thunder and blinding lightning. Delilah bellowed loudly and raised her tired head to look behind her to see her new baby.
Josiah knew that the baby needed to be cleaned and dried quickly or it might not survive. Normally, the mother would do this, but Delilah was clearly exhausted from her ordeal. Josiah sensed that, though willing, the new mother might not be able to fulfill her duties. It was left to Josiah to get the mother and the calf back to his homestead before the damage was done. He tried to get Delilah to stand, but she seemed uninterested. Josiah blew out the lantern. He would come back for it tomorrow. Kneeling by the calf and grabbing two legs in each hand,