The salt god's daughter /
Set in Long Beach, California, beginning in the 1970s, The Salt God's Daughter follows Ruthie and her sister, Dolly as they carve out a life in a place filled with natural beauty, meteorological myths, and exotic folklore. Raised by a mother drawn to the ocean and guided by the moons, their her...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
Soft Skull Press,
2012.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Set in Long Beach, California, beginning in the 1970s, The Salt God's Daughter follows Ruthie and her sister, Dolly as they carve out a life in a place filled with natural beauty, meteorological myths, and exotic folklore. Raised by a mother drawn to the ocean and guided by the moons, their heritage is a mystery and their mother often absent, forcing the two girls to confront the social and sexual mores of the time on their own, caught in the riptide of a culture that alternately glorifies and demonizes female sexuality. Ruthie's daughter, Naida, is born into this conflicting landscape ... |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (338 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781593764906 (electronic bk.) 1593764901 (electronic bk.) |