Parker, Michael

A young girl takes a trip from her bedroom into the sky, past the moon, and through the universe, learning that she is made of stars.

Examines the early life of Irish poet Seamus Heaney as an Ulster Catholic, and discusses the factors that influenced his development as a writer.

Set along the Outer Banks of North Carolina in the 1800's and the 1970s, the novel follows Theodosia Burr, daughter of Aaron Burr, who by many accounts was captured by pirates and lived out the rest of her life on a remote island, and the island's descendants hundreds of years later.