{"product_id":"island-people-paperback","title":"Island People - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eColeman Dowell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this complex novel, a gay man who has fled the violence of the city for an island retreat spends his time keeping a journal and writing stories. He invents a female alter-ego who haunts him, as does the ghost of the murderer who occupied his house in the 19th century; ultimately these hauntings are manifestations of his own psychic disintegration. Considered by many to be Dowell's finest achievement, Island People conveys the fragmentation that results from prolonged isolation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Kentucky in 1925, Robert Coleman Dowell is one of the great post-war US writers. He is the author of five novels including \"One of the Children is Crying,\" \"Island People, \" and \"Mrs October Was Here.\"?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 309\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8.5 x 5.53 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701307281471,"sku":"9781564780935","price":15.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/e8921719fffe2087814b5e4a6eb334fb.webp?v=1765020139","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/island-people-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}