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Elaine Pace may be reached by e-mail at empace@comcast.net, by phone at 508 696-3796, or by snail mail at P.O. Box 1346, West Tisbury, Massachusetts 02575. 

 
  

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Island Home

 

Why People Come to Martha's Vineyard and Why They Stay

by Elaine Pace

Here's what readers say:

The author has found a unique way to portray Martha's Vineyard. By interviewing an eclectic group of "newcomers," she tells how they came here, why they stayed, and what they have given back to the island. Her conversations show the reader what makes the Vineyard so different from the rest of the world.

Edo Potter, "Wash-ashore" and Chappaquiddick Resident of 74 Years 

 Elaine Pace made her own transition to the Vineyard some years ago, and now she lovingly extracts from other islanders who've done the same. Their journeys -- physical, personal, and spiritual -- help to shed light on our own erstwhile paths.

Holly Nadler, Author

 Island Home captures the essence of many "wash-ashores" -- a very personal  portrayal.

Dave Stein, CEO: ES Research Group

Elaine Pace is honest and insightful -- Island Home is a delightful read.

Judith A Fisher, MD, Martha's Vineyard Hospital

A warm and telling portrait of a vital but often-overlooked part of the Vineyard community.

Dan Waters, Poet Laureate of West Tisbury

 Informative and fun to read -- this book highlights interesting folks our special Vineyard culture invites to live here.

 Ann Howes, Master Painter and Artist

                                  

A heartfelt journey of discovery -- the author unravels the mystery of the kinds of people who move to an island and plan to spend the rest of their lives there. Interviewed are fishermen, artists, musicians, farmers, conservationists, ministers, and many others -- all "wash-ashores" -- those who were not born on the Vineyard but who washed ashore for one reason or another. What are those reasons? Read this book to find out.

Copies available through bookstores or Amazon.com

Includes more than 40 photographs of people and places on Martha's Vineyard

The profits from the sale of this book will be shared with the Martha's Vineyard Island Food Pantry.

 Hardback $23.95

ISBN: 978-1-4218-9852-0

 Softback $17.95

ISBN: 978-1-4218-9853-7

For autographed copies, mail check for $19.95 (softback plus $2.00 postage/tax) or $25.95 (hardback plus $2.00 postage/tax) directly to the author:

Elaine M. Pace

PO Box 1346

West Tisbury, Massachusetts 02575.

(Be sure to include your name and mailing address.)

*Price includes 5% MA sales tax.




E-mail: empace@comcast.net
Phone: 508 696-3796

Published by 1st World Library
Fairfield, Iowa

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