Blue Marlin

New York Times best-selling author Lee Smith brings her masterful storytelling magic to this jewel of a novella that follows Jenny, an adventurous 13-year-old, down to Key West for a patched-up family vacation following the discovery of her father’s affair.

At the Blue Marlin Motel, Jenny, her beautiful socialite mother, and chastened father share their sunny days with movie stars who are in town to film Operation Petticoat. This story – though it travels miles away from the Appalachia that is Smith’s home ground – represents this iconic writer at her very best: sharp characterizations, wry humor, perfect pitch, and a profound understanding of human nature.

PRAISE FOR BLUE MARLIN

“Reading Lee Smith is like coming home again, to find everything as you remembered.” -Washington Post

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