There's a Monster Behind the Door

Author

Gaëlle Bélem

Original Work

There's a Monster Behind the Door

Translators

Karen Fleetwood·Laëtitia Saint-Loubert

Language

English

Year

2024

Publisher

Bullaun Press

Country

United States

ISBN

9781739842369

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"In 1980s' Reunion, monsters lurk beneath the surface of vibrant island life, ready to pounce at the slightest disturbance. Here, the naive Dessaintes couple make a failing bid for happiness, soon growing jaded and bitter as the orange tree in their front yard. Even so, sprouting defiantly through the cracks of this postcolonial legacy of violence, poverty and intergenerational trauma, the Dessaintes' daughter shows an irrepressible zest for life. Amidst the chaos raging behind and beyond the door of her childhood home, our young narrator stubbornly resists her parents' refrain, Finding refuge in reading and determined to write her own story, she falls in love with words..."--Publisher.— Google Books