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Archipelago
Penguin. Jun. 2013. 360p. ISBN 9780143122562. pap. $16; ebk. ISBN 9781101613818. F
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Gavin is having severe trouble coping after his home in Trinidad is flooded and his infant son drowns. His wife, Claire, succumbs to depression and leaves to live with her mother. No longer able to function at work, Gavin grabs his six-year-old daughter, Ocean, and their dog, Suzy, determined to fulfill his dream of sailing to the Galapagos Islands via the Panama Canal. As in other novels, particularly Moby-Dick, the sea becomes a life source that forces Gavin and Ocean to come to terms with heartbreak and accept the profound changes in their lives. Written in a style as fluid as water, Roffey's narrative weaves a perfect description of land and seascapes and explores the value of friendship and various types of love.
VERDICT As heart-grabbing and memorable as her other books, e.g., The White Woman on the Green Bicycle, this new work will have readers cheering for Gavin, Ocean, and Claire. An excellent choice for book groups. [See Prepub Alert, 12/7/1213.]
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