Seaward Born

Lea Waitgraduated from Chatham College and has advanced degrees in American civilization from New York University. As a single adoptive parent raising four daughters, Wait did public relations work for a large corporation.Now, her daughters grown, she lives on the coast of Maine, where she writes, rows on the Sheepscot River, and runs an antique print business."Several years ago I found a print of a young black boy looking longingly to sea as he leaned on his mop in a high arcade of Saint Michael's Church," says Wait. "That boy became Michael/Noah, and his story becameSeaward Born."Noah first appeared in Wait's novelStopping to Home,which was named a Smithsonian Notable Book of 2001 and was listed as one of the best children's books of 2001 by the Bank Street College of Education.Wait is also the author ofShadows at the Fair: An Antique Print Mystery,written for adults.Wait, Lea is the author of 'Seaward Born' with ISBN 9780689847196 and ISBN 068984719X.