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The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts

Af: Soraya Palmer Engelsk Paperback

The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts

Af: Soraya Palmer Engelsk Paperback
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A Libreria Book of the Year 2023''A beautiful ode to the power of storytelling, this novel is steeped in the folklore of the Caribbean and weaves a powerful narrative of identity, trauma, resilience and hope'' Eleanor Shearer, author of River Sing Me HomeZora and Sasha Porter don''t know much of their Jamaican father Nigel''s and Trinidadian mother Beatrice''s pasts. What they do know: the mythic stories of Nigel''s flight to America on the string of a purple balloon, the violent histories in Beatrice''s book of Anansi Stories, that Nigel had a brother, once, and that Beatrice has a tangle of silvery scars on her back.With their parents'' marriage falling apart, the pair navigate their own relationships and secrets - Zora has impure thoughts about a jock, and Sasha drinks cheap beer with a girl who binds her chest.A celebration of the power of stories, this startling debut presents a tale of slippery contradictions and an examination of the limits of resilience.
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A Libreria Book of the Year 2023''A beautiful ode to the power of storytelling, this novel is steeped in the folklore of the Caribbean and weaves a powerful narrative of identity, trauma, resilience and hope'' Eleanor Shearer, author of River Sing Me HomeZora and Sasha Porter don''t know much of their Jamaican father Nigel''s and Trinidadian mother Beatrice''s pasts. What they do know: the mythic stories of Nigel''s flight to America on the string of a purple balloon, the violent histories in Beatrice''s book of Anansi Stories, that Nigel had a brother, once, and that Beatrice has a tangle of silvery scars on her back.With their parents'' marriage falling apart, the pair navigate their own relationships and secrets - Zora has impure thoughts about a jock, and Sasha drinks cheap beer with a girl who binds her chest.A celebration of the power of stories, this startling debut presents a tale of slippery contradictions and an examination of the limits of resilience.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 288
ISBN-13: 9781788168410
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 1788168410
Udg. Dato: 8 feb 2024
Længde: 20mm
Bredde: 197mm
Højde: 128mm
Forlag: Profile Books Ltd
Oplagsdato: 8 feb 2024
Forfatter(e): Soraya Palmer
Forfatter(e) Soraya Palmer


Kategori Moderne Samtidslitteratur


ISBN-13 9781788168410


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 288


Udgave


Længde 20mm


Bredde 197mm


Højde 128mm


Udg. Dato 8 feb 2024


Oplagsdato 8 feb 2024


Forlag Profile Books Ltd