Island Man, Joanne Skerrett
Island Man, Joanne Skerrett
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Island Man

Author: Joanne Skerrett

Narrator: Jamie Lincoln Smith

Unabridged: 11 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 08/01/2023


Synopsis

A grieving Hector Peterson and his estranged father Winston Telemacque arrive on the lush island of Dominica in 2017 to spread his mother’s ashes when Hurricane Maria strikes. Amid the devastation, the fragile peace between father
and son is tested as long-buried family secrets at the heart of Hector’s identity are unearthed. Hector faces down his failed marriage, shipwrecked career, and his own failures as a father, while Winston, after three decades of striving as an
immigrant in Boston, seeks to reclaim the losses from a painful childhood and the bloody betrayal by his one true love. In Island Man, the ruins of past and present are reconciled and shattered generational bonds are restored.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lulu on September 23, 2023

This was a good story about family, life on a Caribbean island (Dominica), and the immigration experience. It is well written and goes into a lot of detail, which makes the characters and their situations more interesting and relatable. I would recommend this to those interested in learning more abo......more

Goodreads review by Niatate on August 25, 2023

I enjoyed this family story. The writing was vivid and I became lost in the islands. Great lesson about family and letting the past go. ****Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an ARC in exchange for my honest review****......more

Goodreads review by Louise on September 17, 2023

I have given this book a 4 stars. The cover: I loved the cover, I was confused to read the book thinking it was about the island of Jamaica but in fact it is based in America and Dominica. However I wasn't disappointed as I learnt alot from the book about things I never knew about the island. The st......more

Goodreads review by Elle on August 08, 2023

This story follows Hector, American born of Dominican descent. Rags to Riches. Dug his privileged self into a hole and is demanding that he be lifted out. Hector, perhaps serendipitously, meets his father, Winston, for the first time as a young adult and hopes that he will fill in the gaps in his kn......more