The Coconut Latitudes - by Rita M Gardner (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A father makes the fateful decision to leave a successful career in the US behind and move to an isolated beach in the Dominican Republic. He plants ten thousand coconut seedlings, transplants his wife and two young daughters to a small village, and declares they are the luckiest people alive. In reality, the family is in the path of hurricanes and in the grip of a brutal dictator, Rafael Trujillo--and the children are additionally under the thumb of an increasingly volatile and alcoholic father. Set against a backdrop of shimmering palms and kaleidoscope sunsets, The Coconut Latitudes is Rita Gardner's compelling memoir of a childhood in paradise, a journey into unexpected misery, and a twisted path to redemption and truth.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><i>Gold Medal Winner, Autobiography/Memoir, 2015 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards.</i> Rita is an infant when her father leaves a successful career in the US to live in "paradise"--a seaside village in the Dominican Republic. The Coconut Latitudes is her haunting, lyrical memoir of surviving a reality far from the envisioned Eden--and of the terrible cost of keeping secrets.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Gardner has written a rich, haunting book that vividly captures her childhood and makes everyday turmoil vital through precise and honest prose."<br> --Publishers Weekly, July 2014 <p/> "Another fine writer we can embrace as ours: an honorary Dominicana, who moves beyond borders into the wide open spaces of the heart."<br> --Julia Alvarez, author of <i>A Wedding in Haiti</i>, Recipient, 2013 National Medal of Arts <p/> "Gardner's memoir is a detailed delight. A kind of 'island-mindedness' in her writing makes this a compelling read."<br> --Alastair Reid, Correspondent for <i>The New Yorker</i>, author of <i>Inside Out</i> <p/> "In this riveting coming-of-age story, Gardner paints an exquisite portrait of her family's rupture in paradise."<br> --Julia Scheeres, author of <i>Jesus Land</i> and <i>A Thousand Lives</i><br><br>
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