Descripción
On the icy waters of the Bering Sea, a lost, fierce young woman finds herself through the hard work of fishing and the stubborn love of real friendship.
Tara Marconi has made her way from Philly to "the Rock," a remote island in Alaska governed by the seasons. Her mother's death left her unmoored, with a seemingly impassable rift between her and her father. But in this majestic, rugged frontier she works her way up the commercial fishing ladder--from hatchery assistant all the way to king crabber. Disciplined from years as a young boxer, she learns anew what it means to work, to connect, and--through an unlikely old tugboat--how to make a home she knows is her own.
A testament to the places that shape us and the places that change us, The Alaskan Laundry tells one woman's unforgettable journey back to the possibility of love.
"This novel will reconvince you of the power of wilderness to heal a human heart" (Pam Houston, author of Contents May Have Shifted).
Author: Brendan Jones
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 04/26/2016
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.10d
ISBN13: 9780544325265
ISBN10: 0544325265
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Women
- Fiction | Sea Stories
Tara Marconi has made her way from Philly to "the Rock," a remote island in Alaska governed by the seasons. Her mother's death left her unmoored, with a seemingly impassable rift between her and her father. But in this majestic, rugged frontier she works her way up the commercial fishing ladder--from hatchery assistant all the way to king crabber. Disciplined from years as a young boxer, she learns anew what it means to work, to connect, and--through an unlikely old tugboat--how to make a home she knows is her own.
A testament to the places that shape us and the places that change us, The Alaskan Laundry tells one woman's unforgettable journey back to the possibility of love.
"This novel will reconvince you of the power of wilderness to heal a human heart" (Pam Houston, author of Contents May Have Shifted).
Author: Brendan Jones
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 04/26/2016
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.10d
ISBN13: 9780544325265
ISBN10: 0544325265
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Women
- Fiction | Sea Stories
About the Author
Brendan Jones lives on a tugboat in Alaska and works in commercial fishing. A Stegner Fellow, he received his B.A. and M.A. from Oxford University, where he boxed for the Blues team. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Ploughshares, Popular Woodworking, The Huffington Post, and on NPR.