A Boundless Place

by Pamela Stockwell

Overview

Twenty-four-year-old Violet wants one thing: to hide from life after her husband's death left her reeling. But life has other ideas. Well, life and a certain seven-year-old neighbor.

Violet moves to Magnolia Avenue, a forgotten street in a forgotten neighborhood filled with forgotten mobile homes. It looks like the perfect place to retreat and lick her wounds. But it's not long before her young neighbor, Arabella, enlists her in the rescue of the cantankerous old woman next door who has fallen ill. But if Violet thinks this is a one-off event, she's wrong. Next thing she knows, she is entangled in the lives of several neighbors from grumpy Mr. Pritchard to the handsome GI across the street. Set against the backdrop of the 1969 moon landing when astronauts broke the boundaries of Earth, A Boundless Place shows what happens when people are able to break through their own boundaries and reach out to others.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781645383499
Publisher:	TEN16 Press
Publication date:	10/21/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	412
File size:	602 KB

About the Author

Pamela Stockwell was born in Texas and raised in South Carolina. In between, she lived in the Philippines and, along with her big sister, became fluent in Tagalog name-calling. She abandoned her foreign language studies at age five but went on to earn a BA in journalism from the University of South Carolina. She lives with her husband and three children on a small farm in New Jersey. She is a member of the Princeton Writers Group and Women's Fiction Writers Association. Her first novel, A Boundless Place, won the 2020 LBW Page 100 Writing Competition, and her poetry has appeared in Sparked Literary Magazine and Hope: An Anthology of Hopeful Stories and Poetry by TL;DR Press.

Editorial Reviews

I absolutely loved A Boundless Place from the start and was captivated by each of the characters. As the characters changed and grew, I fell in love with them even more . . . I finished reading it in about three days, then mourned that it was over.

-Beth Whipple, Middle School Teacher

Especially in these challenging times, it is nice to finish a book that leaves you, as this one does, feeling hopeful about people and that reminds you of what it's like when we hold each other up.

-Mark Brzostowski, active member of Princeton Writers Group since 2016

A heartwarming, delightful debut. You can't help loving Pamela Stockwell's grumpy, quirky characters, and you'll wish you were their neighbor on Magnolia Avenue too.

-Linda Rosen, author of Sisters of the Vine

Stockwell's writing is heartfelt and touching . . . The characters will stay with me for a long time.

-Virginia McCullough, author of Island Healing

Ms. Stockwell's attention to detail takes the reader back to the summer of 1969, evoking the anticipation and patriotic pride felt by Americans of the decade. The novel delivers delightful dialogue and brassy banter that easily glides the reader from chapter to chapter.

-Claudia Moose, Public School History Teacher

Pamela's style of writing is wonderfully descriptive, and the characters that she develops win over your heart. The seamless weaving of the characters and the events throughout the story tell a wonderful story of how neighbors with seemingly little things in common eventually become friends. This is a story that will enchant you and stay with you for quite some time.

-Wanda España, Publishing Professional

The characters are well thought out and people you really want to get to know.

-Mary Trautner, Retired Federal Executive

This was a heartwarming and heart-tugging story that we need in these days where it seems like every day we lose connections . . . I couldn't put it down.

-Linda O'Connor

Pamela Stockwell reminds us that doors are meant to be opened, conversations are to be started, and communities are formed by coming together. This more than ever is what we need, and A Boundless Place shows us that it is possible.

-Jennifer España, An Avid Reader

The relationships between each of the characters were so inspiring and detailed that a spinoff of any of the backstories would be just as captivating as the book itself. The humorous tone paired with the comforting and heartwarming stories told made this an excellent read.

-Sara Baron, Recent College Graduate

A great feel-good story of love and friendships that form between quirky, damaged, yet lovable characters that I thoroughly enjoy spending time with. Stockwell's poetic voice transported me to the Carolinas with such ease. I laughed and cried with Violet, Arabella, Nick, and all as they stay with me long after I have kept the book down.

-Priya Gill, Author and Engineering-Management Professor

A Boundless Place is one of those books that makes you feel good. I think we all find ourselves at one time or another in our lives wanting to be left alone to deal with life's cruelties. But this story does a great job at showing the reader that connections are important and that we can find ways to connect with those around us in the smallest of ways with a big impact. If you're looking for a book that takes you away from all of the awfulness in the world today, and even gives you a little hope for mankind, then this is one you should read. You will not be disappointed!

-Denise Blevins

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