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 ...
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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.
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I read this book thru all the way in one seating, because it was so well-written and drew me in to the author's difficult and unusual life as a child and young person in the Caribbean. She is very good at bringing you into her experience and the heart of the pain of her existence as a child in an alcoholic and unhappy family. She is an amazing survivor of hard times.
I heartily recommend this book, both as a glimpse into another world and a reminder of how hard it is to grow up in the world and the family within it, the way it often is .
Enjoy, for a glimpse into another world!
Best,
C-E Dawson
