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The Dragonfly Sea : a Novel by Owuor, Yvonne Adhiambo, author is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Dragonfly Sea : a Novel about?
A Vibrant, Stunningly Global Novel About A Young Woman Struggling To Find Her Place--a Poignant Exploration Of Fate, Mortality, Love, And Loss. On The Small Island Of Pate, Off The Coast Of Kenya, Lives A Girl Named Ayaana. She Is Solitary And Stubborn--she And Her Mother, Munira, Are Outcasts From The Insular Local Society--and Her Kitten Is Her Main Companion. When A Wizened Sailor Named Muhidin, Also An Outsider, Enters Their Lives, Ayaana Receives What She Has Long Hoped For: A Father. But This Makeshift Family's Happiness Crumbles As Ayaana Grows Into Adulthood And The Threats Against Her Begin To Mount: From An Islamic Extremist, From The Black-clad Strangers Who Kidnap Muhidin's Son, From A Human Trafficker, From The Simmering Resentments Of Those Around Her. So When A Contingent Of Cultural Emissaries From China Invite Ayaana Abroad, She Embarks On A Dramatic Ship's Journey To The Far East, Where She Will Make Friends And Enemies; Be Seduced By The Mercurial Scion Of A Powerful Turkish Business Family; Be Initiated Into A World Of Intrigue And Passion And High Stakes; And, At Last, Find Understanding Where She Least Expects It. Her One Constant Remains Her Devotion To The S
Who reads The Dragonfly Sea : a Novel?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Owuor, Yvonne Adhiambo, author
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780451494047
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities
- Rating
- 4.4 / 5 (105 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14