Pearce Oysters, Joselyn Takacs
Pearce Oysters, Joselyn Takacs
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Pearce Oysters
A Novel

Author: Joselyn Takacs

Narrator: Xavier Casals

Unabridged: 12 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/25/2024


Synopsis

“The complex characters and the lovingly described Louisiana setting bring this eco-tragedy sympathetically to life. Recommended to readers of issue-oriented fiction such as Charlotte McConaghy’s Migrations and Barbara Kingsolver’s Demon Copperhead.”
—Booklist

A fractured family, a devastated community, and the disaster that brings them together.

After the sudden death of his father, Jordan Pearce reluctantly takes over the family’s generations-old oyster-farming business on Louisiana's Gulf Coast. He’s still adjusting to the new role when the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explodes offshore, triggering one of the worst environmental disasters in history and throwing his hardscrabble coastal town into crisis.

While looking after his distressed mother, Jordan struggles to keep the company afloat and is forced to seek help from his estranged brother, Benny, a beatnik musician living in New Orleans. In the face of impending tragedy, this small community searches for a way forward, just as the fractured Pearce family, finally reunited under one roof, must find the hope and courage to save their legacy.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Zibby on July 01, 2024

This is a gripping, transportive, and beautifully-layered novel about a fractured family, a devastated community, and the oil spill disaster that brings them together. It follows a family that runs an oyster farm in Louisiana that has been in business for over 90 years. The novel takes place in 2010......more

Goodreads review by Chapters of Chase on July 09, 2024

Here's a debut novel to add to your reading list! ✨ Thank you, Zibby Books & Libro.FM, for the gifted copies of Pearce Oysters {partner} Genre: Fiction Trope: Family Saga Format: 🎧 Pub Date: 6.25.2024 Pages: 368 Star Rating: ☆☆☆☆ "A family drama set along the Louisiana coastline during the 2010 BP Oil Spil......more

Goodreads review by Tony on July 02, 2024

review contains some minor plot spoilers, read with caution - Pearce Oysters first grabbed my attention from its beautiful cover, then because it was a story different from the typical books I see on the shelves. This is the second historical fiction title I have read this year. I previously said......more

Goodreads review by Marisa on September 01, 2024

Meet the Pearce family, owners of a 90-year-old oyster farming business in coastal Louisiana. After his father’s death and Hurricane Katrina, Jordan is just starting to get his feet under him when it comes to running the family business. His brother, Benny, inherited the business along with Jordan,......more

Goodreads review by Tammy on July 05, 2024

Set on the coast of Louisiana after the 2010 BP oil spill.. PEARCE OYSTERS is a character driven story that follows the complicated family dynamics of the Pearce family with each having their own personal issues as they try to save their family livelihood, The Pearce Oyster Company. This takes a dee......more