The Polite Act of Drowning (eBook)

Charleen Hurtubise (Autor)

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2023
Eriu (Verlag)
978-1-80418-299-4 (ISBN)

Infos

An elegant, atmospheric, emotional coming-of-age novel with themes of generational trauma, sexual identity and coping with mental illness at its heart, as well as the silence of women drowning in plain view in their daily lives.'The Polite Act of Drowning is a beautiful and captivating novel, lyrical and sensuous, a precise and faithful evocation of the tumult and trauma of family life, and of emergence into adulthood, and the confrontation of truths about ourselves and the people we love' - Donal RyanMichigan, 1985.The drowning of a teenage girl causes ripples in the small town of Kettle Lake, though for most the waters settle quickly. For sixteen year old Joanne Kennedy, however, the tragedy dredges up untold secrets and causes her mother to drift farther from reality and her family.When troubled newcomer Lucinda arrives in town, she offers Joanne a chance of real friendship, and together the teenagers push against the boundaries of family, self-image, and their sexuality during the tension of a long, stifling summer. But the undercurrents of past harms continuously threaten to drag Joanne and those around her under...Perfect for fans of Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owen

Autor

Charleen Hurtubise has lived in Dublin, Ireland for over 25 years, having moved from Michigan, USA. She is a teacher and artist as well as a writer, and her short fiction, essays and poetry have appeared in various publications. She holds an MFA Creative Writing from University College Dublin (UCD) where she has also facilitated creative writing modules.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.4.2023
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Schlagworte: 1980s • 1985 • book club • Coming of Age • Contemporary • contemporary 1980s lesbian mental health swimming girls friendship 1985 eighties 80s • Drowning • Dysfunction • Fiction • Friendship • Girls • Lesbian • Mental Health • Michigan • Michigan fiction book club drowning teenage coming of age summer • Summer • swimming • Teenage
• ISBN-10: 1-80418-299-0 / 1804182990
• ISBN-13: 978-1-80418-299-4 / 9781804182994