Black Beach

Name: Black Beach
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Glynis Guevara
ISBN: 9781771338578

Author: Glynis Guevara

Narrator: Raven Dauda

Unabridged: 6 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: ECW Press

Published: 11/30/2020

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Coming Of Age, Girls & Women

Synopsis

Sixteen-year-old Tamera lives in La Cresta, a rural fishing community on a Caribbean island. Despite having the support of relatives, including her dad, Earl, her elder sister, Mary and her best friend and first cousin, Jan, she struggles to deal with her mom’s mental health issues and the absence of her boyfriend, Dalton who moves out of the village to work. Tamera’s life is further complicated after one of her classmates disappears, and weeks turn to months without any word of the missing girl’s whereabouts. Life gets even more challenging after Tamera suffers a personal loss. This difficulty draws her and Dalton closer, but his long absences remain a test the young couple must contend with. Tamera doesn’t know what she wants to do with her life, but she feels as if her closest friends are moving ahead and leaving her behind. After an environmental disaster wreaks havoc in Tamera’s hometown, she longs to help, but doesn’t have any of the required skills to make an impact. With time on her hands to soul search, she makes a life changing decision that leads her in the path of potential danger. Tamera finds herself at the centre of the mystery of her classmate’s disappearance, the resolution of which shocks the people of La Cresta.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Avion on August 30, 2019

Glynis Guevara always leaves me wanting more. I have grown close to the characters and events in Black Beach and having completed the novel, I miss them dearly. The story line is very intriguing. I look forward to more work from this author.......more

Goodreads review by Colette on January 08, 2019

Set in a La Cresta, Jamaica, Tamera is a 16 year old girl just finishing high school. Her family life is dominated by her mother's mental health issues and she worried constantly about it. Her friends are moving on with their lives although there is danger lurking nearby as some of the local girls a......more

Goodreads review by Avivi on October 24, 2018

For many teenagers the journey into adulthood is strewn with joys and disappointment. Sometimes, enduring and sometimes fleeting. Tamera, the main character faces several challenges- her mother's mental illness, a fading long distance relationship, the disappearance of her close friend and an oil sp......more

Goodreads review by Brittany on January 31, 2021

Black Beach is a beautiful coming of age novel that hits on some of the heavy things that women experience. I absolutely loved the description of La Cresta and could almost smell the beach as throughout the story. This novel was a slice of life, and what a slice it is! I think this book tried to foc......more

Goodreads review by Chloe on November 26, 2018

I really enjoyed reading Black Beach not just because it is a YA Caribbean story that took me back to the Caribbean, but also because it was so well written. It is a wonderful coming of age story. The author didn't just focus on the main character, sixteen year old Tamera's family, but she also gave......more