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These ghosts are family : a novel / Maisy Card.
"Centers on Abel and Vera Paisley, a working-class Jamaican couple striving to build a better life for their children. Abel travels to London in the early 1960s in search of fortune. Instead, he sees an opportunity to escape the drudgery of his life by faking his death and assuming a new identity. Vera, now a widow, is racked with guilt over her husband's "death" and takes out her grief on her children, Irene and Vincent. The effects of Abel's decision reverberate across generations. Ghosts follows the Paisleys over time and across continents, as they wrestle with the burdens of family lore and struggle to forge independent identities. Despite everything, Abel finds a second chance at love. Vincent follows his dream to move to New York. Irene also moves to New York but realizes you can never fully leave the past behind. Set in the United States and Jamaica, Card's debut incorporates elements of gothic fiction and Jamaican folklore to explore the immigrant experience, as told through the voices of these flawed, memorable characters. In luminous prose that announces the arrival of a new American talent, These Ghosts are Family inspects the weight of long-held secrets, the limits of forgiveness, and the complexities of family ties"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781982117436
- ISBN: 1982117435
- ISBN: 9781982117443
- ISBN: 1982117443
- Physical Description: 271 pages : genealogical table ; 22 cm
- Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
| General Note: | First Simon & Schuster paperback edition, January 2021. Includes Reading Group Guide. |
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| Genre: | Gothic fiction. Domestic fiction. Jamaican fiction. |
Available copies
- 3 of 3 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Allentown Public Library | CARD, MAISY (Text) | 34455006677716 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Bethlehem Main Library | f (Text) | 33062009277063 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Easton Main Library | CARD (Text) | 31901004423630 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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