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The Coconut Latitudes

Secrets, Storms, and Survival in the Caribbean

Rita M Gardner author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:She Writes Press

Published:16th Sep '14

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Rita is an infant when her father leaves a successful career in the US to live in “paradise”—a seaside village in the Dominican Republic. The Coconut Latitudes is her haunting, lyrical memoir of surviving a reality far from the envisioned Eden—and of the terrible cost of keeping secrets.

Gold Medal Winner, Autobiography/Memoir, 2015 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards. Rita is an infant when her father leaves a successful career in the US to live in 'paradise' - a seaside village in the Dominican Republic. The Coconut Latitudes is her haunting, lyrical memoir of surviving a reality far from the envisioned Eden - and of the terrible cost of keeping secrets.

“Gardner has written a rich, haunting book that vividly captures her childhood and makes everyday turmoil vital through precise and honest prose.” —Publishers Weekly, July 2014 “Another fine writer we can embrace as ours: an honorary Dominicana, who moves beyond borders into the wide open spaces of the heart.” —Julia Alvarez, author of A Wedding in Haiti, Recipient, 2013 National Medal of Arts “Gardner’s memoir is a detailed delight. A kind of ‘island-mindedness’ in her writing makes this a compelling read.” —Alastair Reid, Correspondent for The New Yorker, author of Inside Out “In this riveting coming-of-age story, Gardner paints an exquisite portrait of her family’s rupture in paradise.” —Julia Scheeres, author of Jesus Land and A Thousand Lives

  • Commended for Benjamin Franklin Award (Autobiography/Memoir) 2015

ISBN: 9781631529016

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204 pages

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