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A New York Times Notable Book
In the aftermath of Charles Taylor's fallen regime, a young Liberian woman named Jacqueline has fled to the Aegean island of Santorini. She lives in a cave accessible only at low tide. During the day, she offers massages to tourists, battling her hunger one or two euros at a time. Her pressing physical needs provide a deeper relief, obliterating her memories of unspeakable violence.
But slowly, the specters of her former life resurface: her adoring younger sister; her unshakably proper mother; her father, who believed in his president; her journalist lover, who knew that Taylor would be overthrown. Now Jacqueline must face the ghosts that haunt her-or tip into full-blown madness. Hypnotic in its depiction of physical and spiritual hungers, this is a novel about ruin, faith, and the devastating memories can destroy and redeem us.
A New York Times Notable Book
In the aftermath of Charles Taylor's fallen regime, a young Liberian woman named Jacqueline has fled to the Aegean island of Santorini. She lives in a cave accessible only at low tide. During the day, she offers massages to tourists, battling her hunger one or two euros at a time. Her pressing physical needs provide a deeper relief, obliterating her memories of unspeakable violence.
But slowly, the specters of her former life resurface: her adoring younger sister; her unshakably proper mother; her father, who believed in his president; her journalist lover, who knew that Taylor would be overthrown. Now Jacqueline must face the ghosts that haunt her-or tip into full-blown madness. Hypnotic in its depiction of physical and spiritual hungers, this is a novel about ruin, faith, and the devastating memories can destroy and redeem us.
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2014 |
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Genre: | Romane & Erzählungen |
Rubrik: | Belletristik |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Seiten: | 221 |
Inhalt: | 240 S. |
ISBN-13: | 9780345803863 |
ISBN-10: | 0345803868 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Maksik, Alexander |
Hersteller: |
Random House LLC US
Vintage Books |
Maße: | 203 x 135 x 20 mm |
Von/Mit: | Alexander Maksik |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 03.06.2014 |
Gewicht: | 0,209 kg |
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2014 |
---|---|
Genre: | Romane & Erzählungen |
Rubrik: | Belletristik |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Seiten: | 221 |
Inhalt: | 240 S. |
ISBN-13: | 9780345803863 |
ISBN-10: | 0345803868 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Maksik, Alexander |
Hersteller: |
Random House LLC US
Vintage Books |
Maße: | 203 x 135 x 20 mm |
Von/Mit: | Alexander Maksik |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 03.06.2014 |
Gewicht: | 0,209 kg |