Monique Roffey
Author
Publisher
Mémoire d'encrier
Pub. Date
2023
Language
Français
Description
RÉSUMÉ:
Aycayia, une jeune femme condamnée à vivre comme une sirène, erre de siècle en siècle dans la mer des Caraïbes. Un jour, David le pêcheur qui chantait dans sa pirogue, attendant une prise, attire la belle sirène. Il en tombe éperdument amoureux. Lorsque des touristes américains la capturent, David la sauve, jure de la protéger et de la chérir, loin du bruit et de la fureur. Lentement, la sirène se transforme de nouveau en femme....
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
A beautifully written, unforgettable novel of a troubled marriage, set against the lush landscape and political turmoil of Trinidad. Monique Roffey's Orange Prize-shortlisted novel is a gripping portrait of post-colonialism that stands among great works by Caribbean writers like Jamaica Kincaid and Andrea Levy. When George and Sabine Harwood arrive in Trinidad from England, George is immediately seduced by the beguiling island, while Sabine feels...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
When a flood destroys Gavin Weald's home, tearing apart his family and his way of life, he doesn't know how to continue. A year later, he returns to his rebuilt home and tries to start again, but when the new rainy season arrives, so do his daughter's nightmares about the torrents, and life there becomes unbearable. So father and daughter - and their dog - embark upon a voyage to make peace with the waters. Their journey will take them far from their...