Land of Love and Drowning: A Novel

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Land of Love and Drowning: A Novel

Recipient of the 2014 American Academy of Arts and Letters Rosenthal FoundationÂ Award

A major debut from an award-winning writerâ€”an epic family saga set against the magic and the rhythms of the Virgin Islands.

In the early 1900s, the Virgin Islands are transferred from Danish to American rule, and an important ship sinks into the Caribbean Sea. Orphaned by the shipwreck are two sisters and their half brother, now faced with an uncertain identity and future. Each of them is unusually beautiful, and each is in possession of a particular magic that will either sink or save them.

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 GarcÃa MÃ¡rquez, and the authorâ€™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, Land of Love and Drowning is a gorgeous, vibrant debut by an exciting, prizewinning young writer.

From the Hardcover edition.

Country	USA
Author	Tiphanie Yanique
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9780698168800
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Riverhead Books
Manufacturer	Riverhead Books
NumberOfPages	356
PublicationDate	2014-07-10
Publisher	Riverhead Books
ReleaseDate	2014-07-10
Studio	Riverhead Books

Land of Love and Drowning: A Novel

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