Chronicling three generations of an island family from 1916 to the 1970s, Land of Love and Drowning is a novel of love and magic, set against the emergence of Saint Thomas into the modern world. Uniquely imagined, with echoes of Toni Morrison, Gabriel García Márquez, and the author’s own Caribbean family history, the story is told in a language and rhythm that evoke an entire world and way of life and love. Following the Bradshaw family through sixty years of fathers and daughters, mothers and sons, love affairs, curses, magical gifts, loyalties, births, deaths, and triumphs.
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Chronicling three generations of an island family from 1916 to the 1970s, Land of Love and Drowning is a novel of love and magic, set against the emergence of Saint Thomas into the modern world. Uniquely imagined, with echoes of Toni Morrison, Gabriel García Márquez, and the author’s own Caribbean family history, the story is told in a language and rhythm that evoke an entire world and way of life and love. Following the Bradshaw family through sixty years of fathers and daughters, mothers and sons, love affairs, curses, magical gifts, loyalties, births, deaths, and triumphs.
Imprint | Hudson Street Press (an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc) |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | July 2015 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
Authors | Tiphanie Yanique |
Dimensions | 210 x 140 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 402 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-59463-381-2 |
Barcode | 9781594633812 |
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LSN | 1-59463-381-9 |