Land of Love and Drowning, the debut by Tiphanie Yanique, is the first book I've read by an author from the Virgin Islands. Yanique's unique voice and writing style completely transported me to another world.
Set in The Virgin Islands from the time of transfer to the US in the early 1900's until the 1970's, the novel follows three generations of Bradshaw women. Full of magic, love, island culture and a fair amount of incest, Yanique's dazzling prose is what makes this novel magical.
Yanique is a fresh new voice, an original and masterful storyteller; this is enough to make the reader overlook the flaws in the novel. A worthwhile read.
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