Author : Ben Richards
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780753817759
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (177 download)
Book Synopsis The Mermaid and the Drunks by : Ben Richards
Download or read book The Mermaid and the Drunks written by Ben Richards and published by . This book was released on 2004-06-03 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fresia Castillo's father left Chile smuggled in the boot of a car; her mother crossed the Andes by bus with two small children. Fresia, a photographer, has lived all of her life in Britain, but following the death of her father, she has decided it is time to return. Despite one previous visit when she felt at odds with her Chilean relatives, she is drawn to a land so rich in landscapes and extremes. It is also, of course, a place of political extremes, and the aftershocks of Pinochet's regime are still reverberating. On the journey to Santiago she meets Joe, a young university lecturer. When the two of them become entangled with a wealthy and mysterious Anglo-Chilean whose son has disappeared from a bar, their journey takes some unexpected turns. Exotic and sensuous, this is beguiling novel about identity, loyalty, friendship and unrequited love set against the backdrop of a country emerging from political turmoil.