Lighthouse Island (Large Print) Paperback / softback
by Paulette Jiles
Paperback / softback
Description
Paulette Jiles, thebestselling author of the highly praised novels The Color of Lightning, Stormy Weather, and Enemy Women,pushes into new territory with Lighthouse Islandacaptivating and atmospheric story set in the far futurea literary dystopian tale resonant with love and hope.
In the coming centuries the worlds population has exploded. The earth is crowded with cities, animals are nearly all extinct, and drought is so widespread that water is rationed. There are no maps, no borders, no numbered years, and no freedom, except for an elite few.
It is a harsh world for an orphan like Nadia Stepan. Growing up, she dreams of a green vacation spot called Lighthouse Island, in a place called the Pacific Northwest.
When an opportunity for escape arises, Nadia embarks on a dangerous and sometimes comic adventure. Along the way she meets a man who changes the course of her life:James Orotov, a mapmaker and demolition expert. Together, they evade arrest and head north toward a place of wild beauty that lies beyond the megapolisLighthouse Island.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:592 pages
- Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Publication Date:08/10/2013
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- ISBN:9780062278395
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:592 pages
- Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Publication Date:08/10/2013
- Category:
- ISBN:9780062278395
