The Saskiad
A voyage of discovery begins for 13-year-old Saskia when she can leave behind the run down commune of upstate New York and take up the invitation to join the father she cannot remember on a holiday expedition. The final destination and purpose of it remain as mysterious as the man himself.
A voyage of discovery begins for 13-year-old Saskia when she can leave behind the run down commune of upstate New York and take up the invitation to join the father she cannot remember on a holiday expedition. The final destination and purpose of it remain as mysterious as the man himself.
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ISBN:
9780436203800 (0436203804)
Publish date: January 1st 1997
Publisher: Secker & Warburg
Edition language: English
The style of this story is fascinating, with Saskia's Homerian daydreams influencing her experiences. She is growing up in the aftermath of a commune that had been dominated by a guru. She has a girl-crush on the new girl at school and they embark upon an intense friendship, but then the return of...
2015: Rating deleted. I can't in good conscience keep ratings for books by any of the 204 writers who signed the letter protesting the award for courage PEN gave to Charlie Hebdo. Such willful obtuseness by writers, of all people, toward freedom of expression is very troubling.
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