The dark flood rises
(Book)
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Published
New York, NY : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2017.
ISBN
9780374134952, 0374134952
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District - Stacks | F DRABBLE | On Shelf |
Batavia Public Library District - Adult Fiction | FIC Drabble, Margaret | On Shelf |
Bedford Park Public Library District - Stacks | FIC DRABBLE | On Shelf |
Bensenville Community Public Library District - Fiction | DRABBLE | On Shelf |
Berwyn Public Library - Stacks | DRABBLE | On Shelf |
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Published
New York, NY : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2017.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
327 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780374134952, 0374134952
Notes
General Note
"A novel"--Dust jacket.
General Note
"Originally published in 2016 by Canongate Books Ltd., Great Britain"--Title page verso.
Description
"A ... mordant reckoning with mortality... Francesca Stubbs has a very full life. A highly regarded expert on housing for the elderly who is herself getting on in age, she drives restlessly round England, which is 'her last love'. She wants to 'see it all before she dies'. Amid the professional conferences she attends, she fits in visits to old friends, brings home-cooked dinners to her ex-husband, texts her son, who is grieving over the sudden death of his girlfriend, and drops in on her daughter, a quirky young woman who lives in a floodplain in the West Country. The space between vitality and morality suddenly seems narrow, but Fran is not ready to settle yet, with a 'cat upon her knee'. She still prizes her 'frisson of autonomy', her belief in herself as a dynamic individual doing meaningful work in the world. This dark and glittering novel moves back and forth between an interconnected group of family and friends in England and a seemingly idyllic expat community in the Canary Islands. It is set against a backdrop of rising flood tides in Britain and the seismic fragility of the Canaries, where we also observe the flow of immigrants from an increasingly war-torn Middle East. [This book] enthralls, entertains, and asks existential questions in equal measure. Of course, there is undeniable truth in Francesca's insight: 'Old age, it's a fucking disaster!'"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Drabble, M. (2017). The dark flood rises (First American edition.). Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Drabble, Margaret, 1939-. 2017. The Dark Flood Rises. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Drabble, Margaret, 1939-. The Dark Flood Rises Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Drabble, Margaret. The Dark Flood Rises First American edition., Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2017.
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