The dragonfly sea, a novel, Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
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The dragonfly sea, a novel, Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
Language
eng
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Includes bibliographical references
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no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
The dragonfly sea
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1037888169
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Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
Sub title
a novel
Summary
"On the small island of Pate, off the coast of Kenya, lives a girl named Ayaana. She is solitary and stubborn--she and her mother, Munira, are outcasts from the insular local society--and her kitten is her main companion. When a wizened sailor named Muhidin, also an outsider, enters their lives, Ayaana receives what she has long hoped for: a father. But this makeshift family's happiness crumbles as Ayaana grows into adulthood and the threats against her begin to mount: from an Islamic extremist, from the black-clad strangers who kidnap Muhidin's son, from a human trafficker, from the simmering resentments of those around her. So when a contingent of cultural emissaries from China invite Ayaana abroad, she embarks on a dramatic ship's journey to the Far East, where she will make friends and enemies; be seduced by the mercurial scion of a powerful Turkish business family; be initiated into a world of intrigue and passion and high stakes; and, at last, find understanding where she least expects it. Her one constant remains her devotion to the sea, which pulls her across the globe in search of a place where she can love and be loved"--, Provided by publisher
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