Books with title Molly and the Stormy Sea

Fran Gruss Levin takes us on a raw and honest emotional journey as she tells her story of first love, longing, and loss. At seventeen, unsure of herself but full of hope and passion, she falls deeply in love with a young man from her hometown and soon finds herself pregnant and terrified. Her parents’ response, a reflection of the attitudes of the time, is to forbid contact with the baby’s father and send her away to have the baby, who is then given up for adoption. These events mark the beginning of Fran’s long and painful struggle to deal with the guilt, shame, and grief that she carries along with her closely held secret. The pain of her loss and the yearning to find her lost child only grows over time. The Story of Molly and Me takes the reader through Fran’s odyssey from the very beginning through several decades as she learns to draw on her optimism and strong spirit to find what she needs to make her family, and her life, complete.

Molly and the Stormy Sea is an enchanting fable about faith, sacrifice and hope from award-winning author Malachy Doyle and featuring the wonderful illustrations of Andrew Whitson. Molly wakes one morning to find her house empty. Her father has been out fishing in stormy seas and hasn't returned from his trip. Molly takes her prized possessions down to the shore as an offering for his safety, but will the stormy sea return him

These 10 beautiful illustrations are from the book Molly and the Stormy Sea by Malachy Doyle and Andrew Whitson. Molly wakes one morning to find her house empty. Her father has been out fishing in stormy seas and hasn’t returned from his trip. An enchanting fable about faith, sacrifice and hope from an award-winning author and illustrator, its celebrated illustrations selected here are perfect for sharing or sending as a gift.

Molly wakes one morning to find her house empty. Her father has been out fishing in stormy seas and hasn’t returned from his trip.She takes her most precious possessions down to the harbour; a brass locket containing twenty little cowrie shells, a photograph of her father and her beloved doll to offer the sea in return for her father’s safety.But will the stormy sea return her father and all the other fathers from the fishing trip?Written by Malachy Doyle and illustrated by Andrew Whitson.‘Timeless and heart-warming, this tale speaks of love, sacrifice and hope. Doyles’ pitch-perfect writing pull us through the story with gentle, soothing tones inspiring the reader to look deeper, go further. Great care and consideration is given to depicting a vignette of the life of this small island girl. Using clear, concise language, he weaves the story with just the right amount of drama and nuance and conveys a message that everything will be all right. The stunning pictures by Whitson lend mood and atmosphere, with the use of light and colour adapting to each page. The effect is simply magical. This is a wonder of a book; perfectly illustrated and loving told; one you will want to read and share again and again.’ Mary Esther Judy, Children’s Bookseller