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Historical FantasyHistorical Fiction

Land of Love and Drowning

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  • 2014 first published
  • 387 pages
  • 4 editions
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Land of Love and Drowning is a 2014 historical fantasy and historical fiction novel by Tiphanie Yanique. The story is set in United States Virgin Islands and Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands. Readers will find themes of magic, african American families, african Americans and african americans.

9 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 4 editions.

It runs to roughly 387 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Setting

  • United States Virgin Islands
  • Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands
  • Saint Thomas, Island
  • Saint Thomas

Subjects

  • Magic
  • African American families
  • African Americans
  • African americans
  • Historical
  • Virgin islands
  • Family life
  • Sagas
  • African American
  • Brothers and sisters
  • Blessing and cursing
  • Incest
  • Feminine beauty, Aesthetics
  • FICTION / Historical
  • FICTION / Literary
  • FICTION / African American / General

Quick answers

Who wrote Land of Love and Drowning?

Land of Love and Drowning was written by Tiphanie Yanique and first published in 2014.

What genre is Land of Love and Drowning?

It is usually shelved as Historical Fantasy and Historical Fiction.

How long is Land of Love and Drowning?

The median edition has 387 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Land of Love and Drowning?

Readers who like it often enjoy Sorcerer to the Crown, Circe and Six Crimson Cranes.

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