He Drown She in the Sea: A Novel
by Shani Mootoo
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"A classic Romeo and Juliet love story" spanning decades from the World War II Caribbean to modern-day Vancouver (The Washington Post Book World).At the dawn of the Second World War on the island of Guanagaspar, Harry, the son of a widowed maid, and Rose, the daughter of his mother's well-to-do employer, are inseparable as children. Blissfully unaware, they form a connection that knows nothing of race or class hierarchies defining their society. Then one night, after American troops occupy show more Guanagaspar, their deep friendship is exposed and severed. When Harry and Rose meet again in Canada years later, the gulf separating them is not so apparent. As a passion long repressed is rekindled, Rose takes it upon herself to reroute their destinies.A "transcendent tale of souls wounded by circumstance and rehabilitated by love" (Booklist, starred review), He Drown She in the Sea is a lyrical, sensuous, and suspenseful story about the origins of desire and the sacrifice and euphoria that come with defying the life one is born into. With a "narrative pacing verg[ing] on genius... The worlds revealed are lush and brilliant. The journey is delightful" (Edmonton Journal). show lessTags
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Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 2005
- People/Characters
- Harry St. George; Rose Sangha
- Important places
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Guanagaspar
Classifications
- Genres
- Fiction and Literature, General Fiction, Suspense & Thriller
- DDC/MDS
- 813.54 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English 1900-1999 1945-1999
- LCC
- PR9199.3 .M6353 .H4 — Language and Literature English English Literature English literature: Provincial, local, etc.
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- (4.00)
- Languages
- English, Swedish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 7
- ASINs
- 1
