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The Coconut Latitudes

- Secrets, Storms, and Survival in the Caribbean

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A father makes the fateful decision to leave a successful career in the US behind and move to an isolated beach in the Dominican Republic. He plants ten thousand coconut seedlings, transplants his wife and two young daughters to a small village, and declares they are the luckiest people alive. In reality, the family is in the path of hurricanes and in the grip of a brutal dictator, Rafael Trujillöand the children are additionally under the thumb of an increasingly volatile and alcoholic father. Set against a backdrop of shimmering palms and kaleidoscope sunsets, The Coconut Latitudes is Rita Gardner¿s compelling memoir of a childhood in paradise, a journey into unexpected misery, and a twisted path to redemption and truth.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781631529016
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 204
  • Udgivet:
  • 30. oktober 2014
  • Udgave:
  • Størrelse:
  • 139x215x14 mm.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 21. november 2024

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A father makes the fateful decision to leave a successful career in the US behind and move to an isolated beach in the Dominican Republic. He plants ten thousand coconut seedlings, transplants his wife and two young daughters to a small village, and declares they are the luckiest people alive.

In reality, the family is in the path of hurricanes and in the grip of a brutal dictator, Rafael Trujillöand the children are additionally under the thumb of an increasingly volatile and alcoholic father.

Set against a backdrop of shimmering palms and kaleidoscope sunsets, The Coconut Latitudes is Rita Gardner¿s compelling memoir of a childhood in paradise, a journey into unexpected misery, and a twisted path to redemption and truth.

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