Afloat - Softcover

McCartney, Jennifer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0692731830 ISBN 13: 9780692731833

Publisher: Good Books, 2016

Synopsis

A riveting story of loyalty, betrayal and survival by a New York Times bestselling author. It is the summer of 2000, and Bell, a student from Minnesota, is employed at an exclusive restaurant on Mackinac Island. With a circumference of just nine miles and no automobiles allowed, this unique resort on Lake Michigan is teeming with horse-drawn carriages, topshelf vodka, bicycles, smoked whitefish and wild, inspiring relationships. Forty years later, Bell is stranded in her St. Paul home clearing away the belongings of a lifetime while she awaits the arrival of a guest from that deceptively idyllic summer--a guest who may hold the key that can finally unlock the secrets of that long ago summer.

About this title

Review:

An exhilarating debut, a bracing, sassy novel with a hugely poignant core (Zoe Strachan)

'Both idyllic and dystopian, a book peopled with layered, likeable characters whose dialogue is fresh, whose insights are sharp, and whose story stays with you.' Steven Heighton

About the Author:

Jennifer McCartney is a New York Times bestselling author. She has written five books including the Canadian novel Afloat; Cocktails for Drinkers; The Joy of Leaving Your Sh*t Everywhere; and Poetry from Scratch. Her writing has been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and appeared in The Atlantic, Vice Magazine, Teen Vogue, Curbed, Globe and Mail, and Publishers Weekly, among other publications. Originally from Hamilton, Ontario, she lives in Brooklyn, New York.

About this edition

• Publisher: Good Books
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0692731830
• ISBN 13: 9780692731833
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 258