Gracekeepers

304 pages

English language

Published Dec. 1, 2015 by Penguin Random House.

ISBN:
978-1-84655-916-7
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5 stars (4 reviews)

A lyrical and moving debut in the tradition of Angela Carter and Margaret Atwood, introducing an original and commanding new voice in fiction As a Gracekeeper, Callanish administers shoreside burials, laying the dead to their final resting place deep in the depths of the ocean. Alone on her island, she has exiled herself to a life of tending watery graves as penance for a long-ago mistake that still haunts her. Meanwhile, North works as a circus performer with the Excalibur, a floating troupe of acrobats, clowns, dancers, and trainers who sail from one archipelago to the next, entertaining in exchange for sustenance. In a world divided between those inhabiting the mainland ("landlockers") and those who float on the sea ("damplings"), loneliness has become a way of life for North and Callanish, until a sudden storm offshore brings change to both their lives--offering them a new understanding of the world they …

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5 stars

This is the first audio book I have ever finished. It wasn't my first choice, but my library only had an electronic copy, not a hard copy, and I really wanted to read it. I would still love to read it myself, but the author did an incredible job narrating. The story is beautiful, and has left me with a warm spot inside for North and Callanish.

Subjects

  • Fiction, fantasy, general