Archipelago (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780143122562)

By the author of The Mermaid of Black Conch and Passiontide, a mesmerizing tale of a father and daughter's sailing adventure from Trinidad to the Galapagos Islands, winner of the 2013 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature and finalist for the 2014 Orion Book Award

Monique Roffey, vibrant new voice in Caribbean fiction and author of the Costa Book of Year Award-winning The Mermaid of Black Conch and Orange Prize finalist The White Woman on the Green Bicycle, returns with Archipelago, a new novel that is a journey of redemption, healing, and hope in the wake of devastating loss.

When a flood destroys Gavin Weald's home in Trinidad and rips his family apart, life as he knows it will never be the same. A year later he returns to his house and tries to start over, but when the rainy season arrives, his daughter's nightmares about the torrents make life there unbearable. So father and daughter--and their dog--embark upon a voyage to make peace with the waters. Their journey takes them far from their Caribbean island home, as they sail through archipelagos, encounter the grandeur of the sea, and meet with the challenges and surprises of the natural world.

Author: Monique Roffey
ISBN-10: 0143122568
ISBN-13: 9780143122562
Publisher: Penguin Books
Language: English
Published: 05/28/2013
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 01/01/2013 pg. 64
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2013
Publishers Weekly 04/22/2013
Library Journal 05/01/2013 pg. 76
Booklist 05/15/2013 pg. 14
Library Journal 01/01/2013