Sailors Lost at Sea — Helena’s Summer of Drift and Discovery

Matt Hernandez (Book Chat with You) discusses Carol Shields’s short story “Sailors Lost at Sea,” about 14‑year‑old Helena who travels from Winnipeg to St. Croix with her poet mother. Helena becomes trapped in an old church and reflects on her mother’s fascination with local lore, the small annoyances of travel, and growing up between cultures. The episode reads two standout pages and explores themes of adolescence, cultural ritual versus religion, and the uneasy charm of a foreign place — all through Helena’s limited third‑person perspective.   follow me: [email protected] https://discord.gg/36WxYB7T https://locals.com/bookstoread/feed    Learn more about the author and the book at: https://www.carol-shields.com/  https://bookshop.org/a/117636/9780060762049