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On the voyage home to the Azores Islands, Eva accepts the pagan name of Arethusa but learns too late that her life will mirror the Greek nymph’s tragic end. Her mother reveals that her destiny lies with Diogo, the shipowner’s volatile son. But Eva has a vision of another...
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Summary edit
Escape your name. Escape your fate...
On the voyage home to the Azores Islands, Eva accepts the pagan name of Arethusa but learns too late that her life will mirror the Greek nymph's tragic end. Her mother reveals that her destiny lies with Diogo, the shipowner's volatile son. But Eva... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Eva Mare/Arethusa: Eva Maré’s life is a study in contradictions. She is a first-generation Azorean-American growing up in New Bedford, Massachusetts in the 1890s. Yet her family origins are deeply rooted in Terceira Island in the Azores Archipelago, Portugal. She has grown up in a divided household: her mother is a pagan worshipper of the Moon Goddess Artemis and her father is a devout Catholic. Eva must choose, once and for all, which faith she will follow, but each choice carries severe consequences.
- Tristan/Tristao: Tristão Vazante grew up in an orphanage in Angra do Heroísmo, abandoned by his father and grieving for the loss of the mother he never knew. He never takes life for granted, and always looks for the good in people.Hope is the flame that lights his way. The morning after a terrible storm, he finds a girl half-dead on the shore. Tristão becomes her protector but when he discovers Eva’s a pagan, he questions his love for her.
- Senhorita Isabel Infante: Add a description of this character.
- Maria Bustillos: Eva's mother
- Padre Leandro Salvador
- Conde Fernando Estrela
- Contessa Ines Estrela
- Diogo/Alpheus: Diogo Cheia’s father is a marquez and soon he will be too. He always gets what he wants. Always. On the sailing to Terceira Island, he finds a new plaything to pass the time: Eva. He also discovers her secret, and knows just how to play the game to his advantage.
- Teresa Pessoa
- Irmã Fátima
- Irmã Rosa
- Senhorita Jacinta
- Brangaine
- Pai
- Marquês Gonçalo Cheia
- Artemis
- Miguel
- Condessa Inês Estrela
- Kaherdin
- Pedro
- Conde Luis Branco
- João
- Margarida
- Mãe
- Damiano
- Tesouro
- King Mark
- Arethusa Maré
- Diogo Cheia
- Cora
- Tristan Vazante
- Maria Maré
- Captain Moreland
- Nuno
- Isolde
- Akaros
- Reginald Knowles
- Jerome Emiliani
- Cheri Lasota
Setting & Locations edit
Azores Islands
- Angra de Heroismo
- Bay of Zimbral
- Ilheu das Cabras: Two large rocks in the middle of the bay
First Sentence edit
Strange how our names become our fate.
Table of Contents edit
1. Daughter of the Moon
2. Diogo
3. The Inheritance
4. The Foundling
5. Espiritos De Navio
6. Lee of the Storm
7. The Letter
8. Tristao
9. The Stones
10. Festa Do Espirito Santo
11. A Hope and A Fear
12. To the Estrelas
13. Tristan and Isolde
14. Navio Raivoso
15. Tourada A Corda
16. Isolde of the White Hands
17. The Choice
18. A Summons
19. The Vow
20. Sins of the Father
21. The Chains
22. Face in the Dark
23. Accusations
24. Grace of the Seas
25. Dark Ride
26. Morte De Navio
27. Per Ardua Asd Astra
Glossery of Foreign Words
About the Author
Acknoledgments
Authors & Contributors edit
- Cheri Lasota (Author)
Notes for Parents edit
Reading Level: Add the suggested reading level for this book.Older YA. Ages 15-18.
Subjects edit
Links to Supplemental Material edit
- CheriLasota.com: Learn more about the plot, characters, setting here at the author's official website. Read an excerpt or watch the book trailer.
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