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The Coconut Latitudes|Rita M. Gardner

The Coconut Latitudes : Secrets, Storms, and Survival in the Caribbean

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Overview

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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  • ISBN-13: 9781631529016
  • ISBN-10: 1631529013
  • Publisher: She Writes Press
  • Publish Date: September 2014
  • Dimensions: 8.51 x 5.49 x 0.57 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.6 pounds
  • Page Count: 204

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