ISBN: 9781647421069
Editorial: She Writes Press
Autor: McMullen, Lori
Año de edición: 2021
N° Paginas: 328
Tipo de pasta: Pasta blanda
Descripción: Set in the early 1900s, Among the Beautiful Beasts is the untold story of the early life of Marjory Stoneman Douglas, known in her later years as a tireless activist for the Florida Everglades. After a childhood spent in New England estranged from her father and bewildered by her mother, who fades into madness, Marjory marries a swindler thirty years her senior. The marriage nearly destroys her, but Marjory finds the courage to move to Miami, where she is reunited with her father and begins a new life as a journalist in that bustling, booming frontier town. Buoyed by a growing sense of independence and an affair with a rival journalist, Marjory embraces a life lived at the intersection of the untamed Everglades and the rapacious urban development that threatens it. When the demands of a man once again begin to swallow Marjory’s own desires and dreams, she sees herself in the vulnerable, inimitable Everglades and is forced to decide whether to commit to a life of subjugation or leap into the wild unknown. Told in chapters that alternate between an urgent midnight chase through the wetlands and extensive narrative flashbacks, Among the Beautiful Beasts is at once suspenseful and deeply reflective.Review“The magic of the not-yet-urbanized swampland and Marjory’s flowering into womanhood merge in McMullen’s prose . . . A fantastic debut that showcases an important figure and the landscape she worked to preserve.”―Kirkus Reviews“An atmospheric and engrossing story about the experiences that shape us, the passions that move us, and the discoveries that bring meaning to the rest of our lives. I didn’t just learn about this powerful woman, though her story is fascinating . . . I learned about myself.”―Laura Munson, best-selling author of Willa’s Grove and founder of Haven Writing ProgramsAbout the AuthorLori McMullen grew up in unincorporated Dade County, outside of Miami, and now lives with her family in Chicago. She is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Harvard Law School, and her short fiction has appeared in the Tampa Review and Slush Pile magazine. Among the Beautiful Beasts is her first novel.
- Idioma: Inglés
- Envío: Desde EE. UU.
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