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Along the Shore: Tales by the Sea
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Along the Shore: Tales by the Sea
268 pages · First published 1989
The sea provides the recurring setting and emotional backdrop for this collection of L. M. Montgomery short stories. Coastal communities, sailors, families, romances, and people separated or reunited by water appear across independent tales that move between humor, longing, loss, and hope. Montgomery repeatedly uses the shoreline as a boundary between the security of home and the uncertainty of lives shaped by departure. The anthology offers readers a thematic selection of her shorter fiction rather than a single connected narrative.
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Drowning/sea danger and storms; death and grief; poverty or family hardship; romantic disappointment and courtship.
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Ancient Mariner Lime Tonic
A bright, refreshing sip suits romantic anticipation and a little escapism.
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- Fill a highball glass with ice. Add lime juice and cucumber, top with tonic water, stir gently, and finish with a tiny pinch of sea salt.
- Garnish: Cucumber slice or lime wheel.
- Glassware: Highball glass.
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A fragrant cup of tea suits romantic anticipation and a little escapism.
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- 1 tbsp honey ↗
- 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice ↗
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- Add bourbon, honey, and lemon juice to a warmed mug. Top with hot black tea and stir until the honey dissolves.
- Garnish: Lemon wheel.
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