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4941218Pearce Oystershttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/pearce-oysters-9781958506523/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4493610/image.jpg?v=638798714450400000223290MXNGandhiInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>The complex characters and the lovingly described Louisiana setting bring this eco-tragedy sympathetically to life. Recommended to readers of issue-oriented fiction such as Charlotte McConaghys <em>Migrations</em> and Barbara Kingsolvers <em>Demon Copperhead</em>.</strong><br /><em><strong>Booklist</strong></em></p><p><strong>A fractured family, a devastated community, and the disaster that brings them together.</strong></p><p>After the sudden death of his father, Jordan Pearce reluctantly takes over the familys generations-old oyster-farming business on Louisianas Gulf Coast. Hes still adjusting to the new role when the <em>Deepwater Horizon</em> oil rig explodes offshore, triggering one of the worst environmental disasters in history and throwing his hardscrabble coastal town into crisis.</p><p>While looking after his distressed mother, Jordan struggles to keep the company afloat and is forced to seek help from his estranged brother, Benny, a beatnik musician living in New Orleans. In the face of impending tragedy, this small community searches for a way forward, just as the fractured Pearce family, finally reunited under one roof, must find the hope and courage to save their legacy.</p>...4681743Pearce Oysters223290https://www.gandhi.com.mx/pearce-oysters-9781958506523/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4493610/image.jpg?v=638798714450400000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20249781958506523_W3siaWQiOiJjNDYwOGVmOS1hZmE1LTQ0YjItYTVmNy05YjY4YzRjNDQyOWQiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjI5MCwiZGlzY291bnQiOjY3LCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjIyMywiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjUtMDctMDFUMDA6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9781958506523_<p><strong>A fractured family, a devastated community, and the disaster that brings them together.</strong></p><p><em>Pearce Oysters</em>, a lush, evocative, finely-drawn debut novel set on the Louisiana coastline during the historic 2010 oil spill, follows the Pearce family, local oyster farmers whose business, family, and livelihood are all on the brink of collapse. Macro factors beyond their control are slaying them.</p><p>Eye-opening, eco-fiction at its best, <em>Pearce Oysters</em> highlights the grit and beauty of lives lived in an overlooked corner of the American South and the interdependence of nature and man. Diving deep into the bonds of family, culture, community, class, and industry, blazing new talent Joselyn Takacs elevates the voices of her deeply sympathetic characters: Jordan, the reluctant head of his familys storied oyster business; May, his distressed, widowed mother who has her own unexpected drama; and Benny, the beatnik musician brother, who returns from New Orleans to help with the crisis.</p><p>Inspired by years of her own research, Joselyns debut novel sparkles as it shines a light on murky waters, old wounds, the power of a family clinging to survival, and the inspiring path through all of it.</p>...(*_*)9781958506523_<p><strong>A fractured family, a devastated community, and the disaster that brings them together.</strong></p><p><em>Pearce Oysters</em>, a lush, evocative, finely-drawn debut novel set on the Louisiana coastline during the historic 2010 oil spill, follows the Pearce family, local oyster farmers whose business, family, and livelihood are all on the brink of collapse.</p><p>Eye-opening, eco-fiction at its best, <em>Pearce Oysters</em> highlights the grit and beauty of lives lived in an overlooked corner of the American South and the interdependence of nature and man. Diving deep into the bonds of family, culture, community, class, and industry, blazing new talent Joselyn Takacs elevates the voices of her deeply sympathetic characters: Jordan, the reluctant head of his familys storied oyster business; May, his distressed, widowed mother who has her own unexpected drama; and Benny, the beatnik musician brother, who returns from New Orleans to help with the crisis.</p><p>Inspired by years of her own research, Takacss debut novel sparkles as it shines a light on murky waters, old wounds, the power of a family clinging to survival, and their inspiring path forward.</p>...(*_*)9781958506523_<p><strong>A fractured family, a devastated community, and the disaster that brings them together.</strong></p><p>After the sudden death of his father, Jordan Pearce reluctantly takes over the familys generations-old oyster-farming business on Louisianas Gulf Coast. Hes still adjusting to the new role when the <em>Deepwater Horizon</em> oil rig explodes offshore, triggering one of the worst environmental disasters in history and throwing his hardscrabble coastal town into crisis.</p><p>While looking after his distressed mother, Jordan struggles to keep the company afloat and is forced to seek help from his estranged brother, Benny, a beatnik musician living in New Orleans. In the face of impending tragedy, this small community searches for a way forward, just as the fractured Pearce family, finally reunited under one roof, must find the hope and courage to save their legacy.</p><p>The complex characters and the lovingly described Louisiana setting bring this eco-tragedy sympathetically to life. Recommended to readers of issue-oriented fiction such as Charlotte McConaghys <em>Migrations</em> and Barbara Kingsolvers <em>Demon Copperhead</em>.<br /><strong><em>Booklist</em></strong></p>...(*_*)9781958506523_<p><strong>The complex characters and the lovingly described Louisiana setting bring this eco-tragedy sympathetically to life. Recommended to readers of issue-oriented fiction such as Charlotte McConaghys <em>Migrations</em> and Barbara Kingsolvers <em>Demon Copperhead</em>.</strong><br /><em><strong>Booklist</strong></em></p><p><strong>A fractured family, a devastated community, and the disaster that brings them together.</strong></p><p><em>Pearce Oysters</em>, a lush, evocative, finely-drawn debut novel set on the Louisiana coastline during the historic 2010 oil spill, follows the Pearce family, local oyster farmers whose business, family, and livelihood are all on the brink of collapse.</p><p>Eye-opening, eco-fiction at its best, <em>Pearce Oysters</em> highlights the grit and beauty of lives lived in an overlooked corner of the American South and the interdependence of nature and man. Diving deep into the bonds of family, culture, community, class, and industry, blazing new talent Joselyn Takacs elevates the voices of her deeply sympathetic characters: Jordan, the reluctant head of his familys storied oyster business; May, his distressed, widowed mother who has her own unexpected drama; and Benny, the beatnik musician brother, who returns from New Orleans to help with the crisis.</p><p>Inspired by years of her own research, Takacss debut novel sparkles as it shines a light on murky waters, old wounds, the power of a family clinging to survival, and their inspiring path forward.</p>...(*_*)9781958506523_<p><strong>The complex characters and the lovingly described Louisiana setting bring this eco-tragedy sympathetically to life. Recommended to readers of issue-oriented fiction such as Charlotte McConaghys <em>Migrations</em> and Barbara Kingsolvers <em>Demon Copperhead</em>.</strong><br /><em><strong>Booklist</strong></em></p><p><strong>A fractured family, a devastated community, and the disaster that brings them together.</strong></p><p>After the sudden death of his father, Jordan Pearce reluctantly takes over the familys generations-old oyster-farming business on Louisianas Gulf Coast. Hes still adjusting to the new role when the <em>Deepwater Horizon</em> oil rig explodes offshore, triggering one of the worst environmental disasters in history and throwing his hardscrabble coastal town into crisis.</p><p>While looking after his distressed mother, Jordan struggles to keep the company afloat and is forced to seek help from his estranged brother, Benny, a beatnik musician living in New Orleans. In the face of impending tragedy, this small community searches for a way forward, just as the fractured Pearce family, finally reunited under one roof, must find the hope and courage to save their legacy.</p>...9781958506523_Zibby Books(*_*)9781958506523_Zibby Publishinglibro_electonico_9781958506523_9781958506523Joselyn TakacsInglésMéxico2024-06-25T00:00:00+00:00Zibby Publishinghttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/ingram50-epub-288d375f-b08e-45e8-8dab-6f20fd0864c8.epub2024-06-25T00:00:00+00:00