The Polite Act of Drowning

"Michigan, 1985. The drowning of a teenage girl causes ripples in the small town of Kettle Lake, though for most the waters settle quickly. For sixteen year old Joanne Kennedy, however, the tragedy dredges up untold secrets and causes her mother to drift farther from reality and her family. When troubled newcomer Lucinda arrives in town, she offers Joanne a chance of real friendship, and together the teenagers push against the boundaries of family, self-image, and their sexuality during the tension of a long, stifling summer. But the undercurrents of past harms continuously threaten to drag Joanne and those around her under..."--

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.

Product details

• Authors: Charleen Hurtubise
• Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.11.2024
• EAN: 9781804184912
• ISBN: 978-1-80418-491-2
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 199 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 206 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, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary