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Lighthouse Island: A Novel
Paulette Jiles
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Description for Lighthouse Island: A Novel
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 204 x 25. Weight in Grams: 320.
Paulette Jiles, the bestselling author of the highly praised novels The Color of Lightning, Stormy Weather, and Enemy Women, pushes into new territory with Lighthouse Island-a captivating and atmospheric story set in the far future-a literary dystopian tale resonant with love and hope. In the coming centuries the world's population has exploded. The earth is crowded with cities, animals are nearly all extinct, and drought is so widespread that water is rationed. There are no maps, no borders, no numbered years, and no freedom, except for an elite few. It is a harsh world for an orphan like Nadia ... Read more
Paulette Jiles, the bestselling author of the highly praised novels The Color of Lightning, Stormy Weather, and Enemy Women, pushes into new territory with Lighthouse Island-a captivating and atmospheric story set in the far future-a literary dystopian tale resonant with love and hope. In the coming centuries the world's population has exploded. The earth is crowded with cities, animals are nearly all extinct, and drought is so widespread that water is rationed. There are no maps, no borders, no numbered years, and no freedom, except for an elite few. It is a harsh world for an orphan like Nadia ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780062232519
SKU
V9780062232519
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99-15
About Paulette Jiles
Paulette Jiles is a novelist, poet, and memoirist. She is the author of Cousins, a memoir, and the novels Enemy Women, Stormy Weather, The Color of Lightning, Lighthouse Island, and News of the World. She lives on a ranch near San Antonio, TX.
Reviews for Lighthouse Island: A Novel
"Jiles's prose is a striking match for the barren landscape of this moody adventure tale."
Publishers Weekly on LIGHTHOUSE ISLAND "A remarkably engaging story... Jiles's description is memorable and evocative."
Denver Post on THE COLOR OF LIGHTNING "[A] meticulously researched and beautifully crafted story ... this is glorious work."
Washington Post on THE COLOR OF LIGHTNING "A ... Read more
Publishers Weekly on LIGHTHOUSE ISLAND "A remarkably engaging story... Jiles's description is memorable and evocative."
Denver Post on THE COLOR OF LIGHTNING "[A] meticulously researched and beautifully crafted story ... this is glorious work."
Washington Post on THE COLOR OF LIGHTNING "A ... Read more