Hurtubise Charleen - The Polite Act Of Drowning - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: 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 Ryan Michigan 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
Title: The Polite Act Of Drowning
Author(s): Hurtubise Charleen
Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd
Barcode: 9781804184912
Pages: 288 Pages
Publication Date: 11/19/2024
Category: Modern & Contemporary Fiction