{"product_id":"land-of-love-and-drowning-paperback","title":"Land of Love and Drowning - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTiphanie Yanique\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA critically acclaimed debut from an award-winning writer--an epic family saga set against the magic and the rhythms of the Virgin Islands.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChronicling 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, \u003ci\u003eLand of Love and Drowning\u003c\/i\u003e is a gorgeous, vibrant debut by an exciting, prizewinning young writer.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTiphanie Yanique is from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. The author of the story collection \u003ci\u003eHow to Escape from a Leper Colony\u003c\/i\u003e, she is a 2010 Rona Jaffe Writers' Award winner and was named by the National Book Awards as one of 2011's \"5 Under 35.\" She teaches at the New School and lives in Brooklyn and Saint Thomas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 21, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771028242720,"sku":"9781594633812","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f8853e5d42e4b1c630ac6786059f2d94.webp?v=1780382066","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/land-of-love-and-drowning-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}