by Katherine Anne Porter
This "dazzling" National Book Award finalist set aboard an ocean liner in 1931 reflects the passions and prejudices that sparked World War II ( San Francisco Chronicle). August 1931. An ocean liner bound for Germany sets out from the Mexican port city of Veracruz. The ship's first-class passengers include an idealistic young American painter and her lover; a Spanish dance troupe with a sideline in larceny; an elderly German couple and their fat, seasick bulldog; and a boisterous band of Cuban me
ISBN: 9781504003537
452 pages
Published: 2015-04-28
Publisher: Open Road Media