The Watery Part of the World (Paperback, New)

Michael Parker's vast and involving novel about pirates and slaves, treason and treasures, madness and devotion, takes place on a tiny island battered by storms and cut off from the world. Inspired by two little-known moments in history, it begins in 1813, when Theodosia Burr, en route to New York by ship to meet her father, Aaron Burr, disappears off the coast of North Carolina. It ends a hundred and fifty years later, when the last three inhabitants of a remote island - two elderly white women and the black man who takes care of them - are forced to leave their beloved spot of land. Parker tells an enduring story about what we'll sacrifice for love, and what we won't.

General

Imprint:	Algonquin Books (division of Workman)
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2013
First published:	June 2012
Authors:	Michael Parker
Dimensions:	210 x 140 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	288
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-61620-143-2
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Historical fiction
LSN:	1-61620-143-6
Barcode:	9781616201432

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