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San Miguel (Paperback)
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The schooner from Santa Barbara arrives at the tiny, desolate
island on New Year's Day, 1888. As the trunks are unloaded onto the
wet sand, thirty-eight-year-old Marantha Waters looks at the cliffs
falling away into the churning sea. This is the first day of her
new life on San Miguel. Joined by her husband, a fiercely
possessive Civil War veteran who will take over the operation of
the sheep ranch on the island, Marantha strives to persevere in the
face of brutal isolation. But the constant wind and sheep-ravaged
wasteland shatter her illusions; her husband promised paradise. As
he obsessively resolves to stay - and becomes increasingly distant
from her and their adopted daughter Edith - Marantha's blighted
lungs grow weaker in the dampness. Two years later, Edith, now a
spirited teenager and an aspiring actress, will exploit every
opportunity to escape the captivity her father has imposed on her.
March, 1930. Another family - and another bride - arrives on San
Miguel. Elise Lester, a librarian from New York City, and her
husband Herbie, a World War I veteran full of manic energy, achieve
a celebrity of sorts as the news cameras take an interest in these
wayward people living in the wild. But the unyielding island is
haunted by its history. Will the family be able to cling together
as the war threatens to pull everything apart? San Miguel is a
vivid and gripping story of hard lives pitched against the
elements, the desires of stubborn men and the unbearable burden of
love, from master American storyteller T. C. Boyle.
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Imprint: |
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
August 2013 |
Authors: |
T.C. Boyle
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Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 29mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
464 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4088-3137-3 |
Categories: |
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General
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LSN: |
1-4088-3137-6 |
Barcode: |
9781408831373 |
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