The new moon's arms

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323 pages

English language

Published Nov. 9, 2007 by Warner Books.

ISBN:
978-0-446-57691-8
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4 stars (1 review)

"A mainstream magical realism novel set in the Caribbean on the fictional island of Dolorosse. It tells the story of a 50-something grandmother whose mother disappeared when she was a teenager and whose father has just passed away as she begins menopause. With this physical change of life comes a return of a special power for finding lost things, something she hasn't been able to do since childhood"--Provided by publisher.

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4 stars

Brilliant fantasy story of what happens when modern society comes face-to-face with mermen. It is also a story of drowned slaves, brilliantly interwoven, a theme that recurs in The Deep of Solomon Rivers.

Hopkinson has a brilliant voice, and each of her characters is memorable. Some of them, including the MC, have major issues, but that doesn't diminish from the power of the story at all. Her bigotry is actually well handled. There are consequences.

Subjects

  • Grandmothers -- Fiction
  • Caribbean Area -- Fiction