Monique Roffey
A mesmerizing tale of a father and daughterâ€™s sailing adventure from Trinidad to the Galapagos Islands,Â ,Monique Roffey, vibrant new voice in Caribbean fiction and author of the Orange Prize finalist ,The White Woman on the Green Bicycle,, returns with ,Archipelago,, a new novel that is a journey of redemption, healing, and hope in the wake of devastating loss.,When a flood destroys Gavin Wealdâ€™s home in Trinidad and rips his family apart, life as he knows it will never be the same. A year later he returns to his house and tries to start over, but when the rainy season arrives, his daughterâ€™s nightmares about the torrents make life there unbearable. So father and daughterâ€”and their dogâ€”embark upon a voyage to make peace with the waters. Their journey takes them far from their Caribbean island home, as they sail through archipelagos, encounter the grandeur of the sea, and meet with the challenges and surprises of the natural world.
Fiction,Travel,Contemporary,Literary Fiction,Adventure,Adventure,Maritime,Animals,Dogs,Drama,Historical,Historical Fiction,Novels
Archipelago