Monique Roffey, vibrant new voice in Caribbean fiction and author of the Orange Prize finalist The White Woman on the Green Bicycle, returns with Archipelago, a new novel that is a journey of redemption, healing, and hope in the wake of devastating loss/5(97). Author of The Mermaid of Black Conch, Rathbone Folio Prize longlisted, Winner of the Costa Best Novel Award Winner of the Costa Book of the Year Gavin Weald lives with his six-year old daughter Océan and their dog Suzy in a newly rebuilt pink house. It is only a few months since a devastating flood swept through their home, with heartbreaking consequences.5/5(1). Book Summary. A mesmerizing tale of a father and daughter's sailing adventure from Trinidad to the Galapagos Islands, winner of the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature. Monique Roffey, vibrant new voice in Caribbean fiction and author of the Orange Prize finalist The White Woman on the Green Bicycle, returns with Archipelago, a new novel that is a journey of redemption, healing, and .
Monique Roffey, vibrant new voice in Caribbean fiction and author of the Orange Prize finalist The White Woman on the Green Bicycle, returns with Archipelago, a new novel that is a journey of redemption, healing, and hope in the wake of devastating loss. Check out this great listen on www.doorway.ru When a flood destroys Gavin Weald's home, tearing apart his family and his way of life, he doesn't know how to continue. A year later, he returns to his rebuilt home and tries to start again. But when the new rainy season arrives, so do his daughter's ni. Monique Roffey's ARCHIPELAGO has won the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature. The award, now in its third year, awards a prize of $10, and was presented to Monique at a ceremony in Port of Spain in her native Trinidad. The award was won before by Earl Lovelace and Nobel Laureate Derek Wa.
Overview. By the author of The Mermaid of Black Conch, a mesmerizing tale of a father and daughter’s sailing adventure from Trinidad to the Galapagos Islands, winner of the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature and finalist for the Orion Book Award. Monique Roffey, vibrant new voice in Caribbean fiction and author of the Orange Prize finalist The White Woman on the Green Bicycle, returns with Archipelago, a new novel that is a journey of redemption, healing, and hope in the. Author of The Mermaid of Black Conch, Rathbone Folio Prize longlisted, Winner of the Costa Best Novel Award Winner of the Costa Book of the Year Gavin Weald lives with his six-year old daughter Océan and their dog Suzy in a newly rebuilt pink house. It is a world away from the rich, bizarre, magic realism of the Mermaid of Black Conch: A Love Story, which I couldn't put down. Look, Roffey can write, and every few thousand words, there was a spark. But she gave months, maybe years of her life to writing Archipelago, a book that has only one strong thing going for it: the title.