Lighthouse Island Contributor(s): Jiles, Paulette (Author) |
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ISBN: 0062232517 ISBN-13: 9780062232519 Publisher: William Morrow & Company OUR PRICE: $16.14 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Dystopian - Fiction | Coming Of Age - Fiction | Literary |
Dewey: FIC |
Series: P.S. |
Physical Information: 0.82" H x 5.09" W x 8.27" (0.69 lbs) 416 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: From the Author of the National Book Award Finalist News of the World 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. When an opportunity for escape arises, Nadia embarks on a dangerous and sometimes comic adventure. Along the way she meets a man who changes the course of her life: James Orotov, a mapmaker and demolition expert. Together, they evade arrest and head north toward a place of wild beauty that lies beyond the megapolis--Lighthouse Island. |
Contributor Bio(s): Jiles, Paulette: - 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, which was a finalist for the 2016 National Book Award. She lives on a ranch near San Antonio, Texas. |