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'Til the well runs dry a novel

"An epic saga about a Trinidadian family spanning WWII to the early Sixties. Told in alternating voices, the author recounts the story of Marcia, our fierce heroine, who leaves her island home in order to protect the man she's loved for years, and finds herself isolated in a strange land b...

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Main Author: Francis-Sharma, Lauren.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2014.
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Women > Trinidad and Tobago > Trinidad > Fiction.
Families > Trinidad and Tobago > Trinidad > Fiction.
Trinidad > Fiction.
Love stories > Trinidad.
Domestic fiction > Trinidad.
Summary: "An epic saga about a Trinidadian family spanning WWII to the early Sixties. Told in alternating voices, the author recounts the story of Marcia, our fierce heroine, who leaves her island home in order to protect the man she's loved for years, and finds herself isolated in a strange land but with the determination to survive and rebuild" --
Physical Description: 382 pages : illustration, map ; 25 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (page 383).
ISBN: 9780805098037 (hardcover)
0805098038 (hardcover)
Author Notes: Lauren Francis-Sharma , a child of Trinidadian immigrants, was born in New York City and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. She holds a bachelor's degree in English literature with a minor in African-American Studies from the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School. She lives in the Washington, D.C., area with her husband and two children. 'Til the Well Runs Dry is her first novel.

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