The Polite Act of Drowning

An elegant, atmospheric, emotional coming-of-age novel with themes of generational trauma, sexual identity and coping with mental illness at its heart, as well as the silence of women drowning in plain view in their daily lives.

About the author

Charleen Hurtubise has lived in Dublin, Ireland for over 25 years, having moved from Michigan, USA. She is a teacher and artist as well as a writer, and her short fiction, essays and poetry have appeared in various publications. She holds an MFA Creative Writing from University College Dublin (UCD) where she has also facilitated creative writing modules.

Summary

An elegant, atmospheric, emotional coming-of-age novel with themes of generational trauma, sexual identity and coping with mental illness at its heart, as well as the silence of women drowning in plain view in their daily lives.

Foreword

An elegant, atmospheric, emotional coming-of-age novel with themes of generational trauma, sexual identity and coping with mental illness at its heart, as well as the silence of women drowning in plain view in their daily lives.

Product details

• Authors: Charleen Hurtubise
• Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.04.2023
• EAN: 9781804182215
• ISBN: 978-1-80418-221-5
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 241 mm x 32 mm
• Weight: 488 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; USA, FICTION / Coming of Age, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Friendship, Michigan, Family life fiction, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Narrative theme: Sense of place, FICTION / LGBT / Lesbian