Monster in the middle, Tiphanie Yanique
Type
Label
Monster in the middle, Tiphanie Yanique
Language
eng
Illustrations
maps
Index
no index present
Literary Form
novels
Main title
Monster in the middle
Oclc number
1238127942
Responsibility statement
Tiphanie Yanique
Summary
"This novel maps the romantic history and emotional inheritance of one couple newly in love. Monster in the Middle moves from the U.S. to the Virgin Islands to Ghana and back again, to show how one couple's romance is influenced by the family lore and love stories that preceded their own pairing"--, Provided by publisherWhen Fly and Stela meet in 21st Century New York City, it seems like fate. He is a Black American musician from a mixed-religious background who knows all about heartbreak. She is a Catholic science teacher from the Caribbean, looking for lasting love. Their story moves across decades, from the U.S. to the Virgin Islands to Ghana and back again, to show how one couple's romance is intrinsically influenced by the family lore and love stories that preceded their own pairing. What challenges and traumas must this new couple inherit, what hopes and ambitions will keep them moving forward? -- adapted from jacket
Creator
Subject
- Romance fiction
- Virgin Islands -- Fiction
- Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
- Vierges, Îles -- Romans, nouvelles, etc
- Musiciens noirs américains -- Romans, nouvelles, etc
- Love stories
- New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction
- Science teachers -- Fiction
- Ghana -- Fiction
- African American musicians -- Fiction
- Professeurs de sciences -- Romans, nouvelles, etc
Content
Author
Other version
Mapped to
Incoming Resources
- Has instance3
Outgoing Resources
- Creator1
- Genre2
- Subject11
- Romance fiction
- Virgin Islands -- Fiction
- Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
- Vierges, Îles -- Romans, nouvelles, etc
- Musiciens noirs américains -- Romans, nouvelles, etc
- Love stories
- New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction
- Science teachers -- Fiction
- Ghana -- Fiction
- African American musicians -- Fiction
- Professeurs de sciences -- Romans, nouvelles, etc
- Content1
- Author1
- Other version1
- Mapped to1