β Skye Kinley
π Fiction
π
2019
π Coquette Press LLC
π English
β 196 KB
β¦ LIBER β¦
Even in Paradise
β Scribed by Elizabeth Nunez
- Publisher
- Akashic Books
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 526 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1617754560
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
"King Lear in the Caribbean--except in this novel, the flattery and deceit of Glynis (Goneril) and Rebecca (Regan) lose out to the principled, honest love of their younger sister, Corinne (Cordelia)."
--_O, the Oprah Magazine_ , 10 Titles to Pick Up Now
"An epic tale of family betrayal and manipulation couched in superbly engaging prose and peopled with deftly drawn characters. In a story structure as rhythmic as the ebb and flow of the water surrounding Trinidad and Barbados, this revisiting of the classic story of King Lear becomes a subtle, organic exploration of politics, class, race, and privilege. A dazzling, epic triumph."
--Kirkus Reviews , Starred review
"[Narrator] Γmile remarks on parallels to King Lear repeatedly, but there is much more to unpack here. The issue of racism is woven throughout, as are regional problems such as access to Barbados's beaches and poverty in Jamaica's Tivoli Gardens....
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