Hymn to Moray Eels by Mireille Best HARDBACK 9781803095578

Name: Hymn to Moray Eels by Mireille Best HARDBACK 9781803095578
Brand: Seagull Books London Ltd

Seagull Books London Ltd

Hymn to Moray EelsAuthor(s): Mireille Best, Stephanie Schechner\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Seagull Books London Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Seagull Books London Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781803095578, 978-1803095578\nSynopsis\nIn a rigid postwar institution where friendships burn bright and heartbreak stings sharper than medicine, Mila must decide whether to retreat or risk everything for love.\n\n Within the cloistered world of a 1950s French sanatorium, sixteen-year-old Mila is learning more than just how to recover; shes learning how to want. Stranded among a cast of unruly girls, she navigates longing and the quiet defiance of being a young lesbian in a world that prefers silence. Theres Marie, full of teasing bravado; the two Nicoles, who always weep; and Josette, who fills the air with accordion melodies. Then theres Paule, a striking staff member whose attention is intoxicatinguntil it isnt. Just as Mila begins to believe in the possibility of something real, Paule turns toward anot.