The island child : a novel
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2020].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780525658375 (HRD), 0525658378 (HRD)
Physical Desc
335 pages ; 22 cm
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2020].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780525658375 (HRD), 0525658378 (HRD)
Notes
Description
"A spellbinding, deeply felt debut novel--haunting and poignant, soaring and gorgeously wrought--about motherhood, freedom, and our own power to shape our destinies. Oona grew up on the island of Inis: a wind-blasted rock off the coast of Ireland where the men went out on fishing boats and the women tended sheep; where the only book was the Bible; and where girls stayed at home until they became mothers themselves. Even as a child, Oona knew she wanted to leave, but she never could have anticipated the tumultuous turn of events that would ultimately compel her to flee. Now, after twenty years--Oona having forged a new life for herself--her daughter vanishes, forcing Oona to face her past in order, finally, to be free of it. Heralding a singularly gifted new voice in fiction, The Island Child is a timeless story of birth and betrayal, storms and shipwrecks and fairy children, and the weight of long-buried secrets"--,Provided by publisher.
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Bernards Township Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION AITKEN | Available |
Chatham Borough-Chatham Township Library - Adult Fiction | FIC AITKEN | Available |
Chester Library - Adult Fiction | REALISTIC FICTION AITKEN | Available |
East Hanover Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION AITKEN | Available |
Morristown-Morris Township Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION AITKEN | Available |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Aitken, M. (2020). The island child: a novel (First edition.). Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Aitken, Molly. 2020. The Island Child: A Novel. Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Aitken, Molly. The Island Child: A Novel Alfred A. Knopf, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Aitken, Molly. The Island Child: A Novel First edition., Alfred A. Knopf, 2020.
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