Land of Love and Drowning (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781594633812)

A critically acclaimed debut from an award-winning writer--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 Garc a M rquez, 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, Land of Love and Drowning is a gorgeous, vibrant debut by an exciting, prizewinning young writer.

Author: Tiphanie Yanique
ISBN-10: 1594633819
ISBN-13: 9781594633812
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Language: English
Published: 07/21/2015
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 07/26/2015 pg. 24