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Monster in the middle / Tiphanie Yanique.
Van Pelt Library PS3625.A679 M66 2021
By Request
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Yanique, Tiphanie, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American musicians--Fiction.
- African American musicians.
- Science teachers.
- Science teachers--Fiction.
- New York (N.Y.)--Fiction.
- New York (N.Y.).
- National Book Committee.
- Virgin Islands--Fiction.
- Virgin Islands.
- Ghana--Fiction.
- Ghana.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Romance fiction.
- Love stories.
- Novels.
- Physical Description:
- 267 pages : map ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Riverhead Books, 2021.
- Summary:
- "This novel maps the romantic history and emotional inheritance of one couple newly in love. Monster in the Middle moves from the U.S. to the Virgin Islands to Ghana and back again, to show how one couple's romance is influenced by the family lore and love stories that preceded their own pairing"-- Provided by publisher.
- When Fly and Stela meet in 21st Century New York City, it seems like fate. He is a Black American musician from a mixed-religious background who knows all about heartbreak. She is a Catholic science teacher from the Caribbean, looking for lasting love. Their story moves across decades, from the U.S. to the Virgin Islands to Ghana and back again, to show how one couple's romance is intrinsically influenced by the family lore and love stories that preceded their own pairing. What challenges and traumas must this new couple inherit, what hopes and ambitions will keep them moving forward? -- adapted from jacket
- Contents:
- Love letter
- Fly. Oakland Gomorrah ; Extermination ; God's caravan ; Other women ; The special world
- Stela. The living sea ; Monster in the middle ; Belly of the whale ; Experimental studies ; Rooted
- Stela and fly. Sestina ; Meeting the monster.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Yanique, Tiphanie, Monster in the middle
- ISBN:
- 9781594633607
- 1594633606
- 9780593421185
- 0593421183
- OCLC:
- 1238127942
- Publisher Number:
- 99988783201
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