
Red Island House
A Novel
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Narrado por:
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Bahni Turpin
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De:
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Andrea Lee
From National Book Award-nominated writer Andrea Lee comes Red Island House, a travel epic that opens a window on the mysterious African island of Madagascar, and on the dangers of life and love in paradise, as seen through the eyes of a Black American heroine.
“People do mysterious things when they think they have found paradise,” reflects Shay, the heroine of Red Island House. When Shay, an intrepid Black American professor, marries Senna, a brash Italian businessman, she doesn’t imagine that her life’s greatest adventure will carry her far beyond their home in Milan: to an idyllic stretch of beach in Madagascar where Senna builds a flamboyant vacation villa. Before she knows it, she becomes the reluctant mistress of a sprawling household, caught between her privileged American upbringing and her connection to the continent of her ancestors. So begins Shay’s journey into the heart of a remote African country. Can she keep her identity and her marriage intact amid the wild beauty and the lingering colonial sins of this mysterious world that both captivates and destroys foreigners?
A mesmerizing, powerful tale of travel and self-discovery that evokes Isabella Allende’s House of the Spirits and Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie’s Americanah, Red Island House showcases an extraordinary literary voice and gorgeously depicts a lush and unknown world.
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"Turpin gives a lively, arch performance, capturing the history and magic of Madagascar as well as Shay's personality. Listeners who are searching for a unique novel that intertwines plot with setting will soak in this experience. Turpin jumps back and forth between details of the island's vivid past and Shay's urgent present, filled with the demands of work, parenting, and marriage. This entertaining title will engage listeners until the very end." (AudioFile Magazine)
Great Writer. Three Different Cultures
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Good Company Keeper
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a different view
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Triumphant
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Brilliant, unique and fascinating book!
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Too repetitive
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Good
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Interesting story from an unusual voice
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The main character is Shay, a Black American living in Italy who married Senna, an Italian man quite a bit older than her. He decides to build a vacation house in Madagascar - that is the Red Island House. Much of the book takes place there and we are introduced to a variety of local, European, and American characters. They have 2 children, but I feel as if they are a writing afterthought. I want to know them better as children. I won't say more about the plot because I hate spoilers.
The actual writing of the book is better than the story. Some of it is absolutely beautiful. At times I feel transported to the island. It does feel like it is aimed at women. I'm trying to avoid the term "chick-lit" but has anyone come up with a less condescending term? That does describe this, although it has an exotic setting.
The brightest aspect for me is the narration by Bahni Turpin: she is one of my favorite narrators! All in all I'm happy to have listened to this book. I might consider other works by this author in the future, but right now I need something different!
Good book, great narration
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interesting vs engaging
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