Bibliograph

Angel Creek, where the river meets the sea, Gail Porter Mandell

Type

Label

Angel Creek, where the river meets the sea, Gail Porter Mandell

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Angel Creek

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Gail Porter Mandell

Sub title

where the river meets the sea

Summary

A promise to return to a place that has changed you, where you've lived and loved with the intensity and passion of youth, is often made but rarely kept. This provocative memoir begins with such a promise, made in 1962 by three young American women, the author among them, on a windy mountaintop overlooking the Caribbean Sea. Using tools of the historian, novelist and poet to share memories of her experiences and emotional journey, Gail Porter Mandell offers an unaccustomed perspective on Belize in the waning days of colonial rule, with political and cultural revolutions brewing. Seen through eyes opened wide, the seaside town of Angel Creek and its diverse cast of characters- Garifuna, Creole, Latino, Amerindian, Asian, European and American, come alive. Years later, a surprise-filled return journey affirms that human relationships can transcend racial and cultural differences, and even time

Target audience

adult

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