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Highlights
- Dreams of Drowning is a work of magical realism that moves between real time where lives are buffeted by political conflict, tragedy and loss and another mysterious time where pain is healed, and love is eternal.It's 1973 and Amy, an American ex-pat, is living as an illegal immigrant in Toronto where she's fled to escape the scandal surrounding her twin sister's death by drowning.
- Author(s): Patricia Averbach
- 216 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary
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Dreams of Drowning is a work of magical realism that moves between real time where lives are buffeted by political conflict, tragedy and loss and another mysterious time where pain is healed, and love is eternal.
Book Synopsis
Dreams of Drowning is a work of magical realism that moves between real time where lives are buffeted by political conflict, tragedy and loss and another mysterious time where pain is healed, and love is eternal.
It's 1973 and Amy, an American ex-pat, is living as an illegal immigrant in Toronto where she's fled to escape the scandal surrounding her twin sister's death by drowning. Joanie's been gone two years, but Amy still hears her cries for help. Romance would jeopardize the secrets Amy has to keep, but when she meets Arcus, a graduate student working to restore democracy in Greece, she falls hard. Arcus doesn't know about Amy's past, and she doesn't know Arcus has secrets of his own, including the shady history of an ancient relic he uses as a paperweight.
In 1993 Toronto, Jacob Kanter, a retired archaeologist, is mourning his dear wife and grappling with his son's plans to move him to a nursing home. Despite double vision, tremors, and cognitive impairment, he remembers sailing as a youth and sets out toward the lake where he boards a ferry boat embarking on its maiden voyage. He expects a short harbor cruise, but the Aqua Meridian is larger than it looks, and time is slippery on the water. When he hears a drowning woman call for help his story merges with Amy's, and they discover they have unexpected gifts for one another.
Review Quotes
"A beautiful story of the mysteries of life that haunt us, connect us, and give us hope. Patricia Averbach's Dreams of Drowning is tender, compelling, and wise." - Tara Ison, author of At the Hour Between Dog and Wolf, a New York Times Editor's Pick
"This novel is full of heart and mystery. An emotional journey across time you don't want to miss. Patricia Averbach knows how to weave a tale!" - Akil Kumarasamy, author of Meet Us by the Roaring Sea, a New York Times Editors Choice
"Loved it! I thought that I knew what this book was about and just as I had settled into that idea, it presented me with something completely different which was warm and mysterious and lovely. This was good reading which flowed throughout. Convincing dialogue and a well-thought out plot make this a book to enjoy." - Rachel Deeming, Reviewer, Reedsy.com