The Unbroken Coast
A Novel
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Engelsk
A luminous debut novelthe story of a friendship between a young schoolgirl and an aging professorthat follows them over the years and gives us an intimate look at a Catholic community in a Bombay fish...
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A luminous debut novelthe story of a friendship between a young schoolgirl and an aging professorthat follows them over the years and gives us an intimate look at a Catholic community in a Bombay fishing villageIn Varuna, a devout Catholic fishing community in Bombay, life centers around Our Lady of the Navigators, the local church. The fishing boats go out for a catch; with luck, they return with a full boat, though sometimes they do not return at all. It is a town driven by church and sea, sea and church. Francis Almeida and young Celia D''Mello meet one day when she cuts school. Celia has lost one of her shoes and can''t go to her strict Catholic school in sandals, but is too afraid to tell her parents they''ll need to buy her new ones; Francisa retired history professor who is slowly becoming senileaccidentally runs into her with his bicycle. This accident binds these two families together in unexpected ways. We follow them, and their community, over the years through domestic changes, births, deaths, and political upheaval, in a novel that depicts love, loss, and family bonds, as well as a subtly devastating portrayal of the way AIDS infiltrated marriages, and the stigmas it carried with it. More than a decade in the making, with indelible characters, this novel is a beautiful invitation into a close-knit world.
Detaljer
Forlag
Alfred A. Knopf
ISBN
9781400042777
Sprog
Engelsk
Sider
480
Udgivelsesdato
12-08-2025
Format
Hardback
Varenr.
3340807
EAN nr.
9781400042777
Varegruppe
Fiction
Højde/Dybde (mm)
156
Bredde (mm)
235
Længde (mm)
826