The Eyes of the Amaryllis

natalie babbitt

When the brig Amaryllis was swallowed in a hurricane, the captain and all the crew were swallowed, too. For thirty years the captain's widow, Geneva Reade, has waited, certain that her husband will send her a message from the bottom of the sea. But someone else is waiting, too, and watching her, a man called Seward. Into this haunted situation comes Jenny, the widow's granddaughter. The three of them, Gran, Jenny, and Seward, are drawn into a kind of deadly game with one another and with the sea, a game that only the sea knows how to win.

Genres fictionfantasymiddle gradehistorical fictionchildrensyoung adultmysteryschoolmagical realismyoung adult fantasy

144 pages, Paperback

First published November 1,1977

Literary awards

vermont golden dome book award,

This edition

Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Published: May 1, 1986 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 9780374422387
ASIN: 0374422389
Language: English

About the author

natalie babbitt

Natalie Zane Babbitt was an American writer and illustrator of children's books. Her 1975 novel, Tuck Everlasting, was adapted into two feature films and a Broadway musical. She received the Newbery Honor and Christopher Award, and was the U.S. nominee for the biennial international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1982.