Books by Eleanor Mayo

After service in Korea, Barney Cousins somehow didn't fit into things when he returned to his brother's house and business. There was an itch for independence, an urge to free himself from the old routine of scheduled activity. There was a drive to get moving to broaden experience. There were some wild oats to sow.

Eleanor Mayo has painted an unerring and brilliantly colored portrait of a strong man. Like his neighbors you fear and respect him; like his family you love him - and want to rend him limb from limb. There's writing power and a surging vitality behind this book. The surpassing beauty of the sea and land in Maine...

Swan's Harbor is a novel of events in a Maine village during a few weeks of one summer. Written with humor and understanding, it is a satisfying novel of Maine character and integrity.