num_pages: 240
description: The matriarch of a Long Island clan with a stubbornly suicidal son and a defiant, restless granddaughter, Esther, has hired a Russian landscaper to watch over the family as well as the grounds of their secluded waterfront estate. But he has been watching Esther, too. And his love for her is growing wild enough to uproot them all.The author of Here on Earth and The River King presents a "stunning and hypnotic" novel that "interweaves past and present with piercing images and unfailing energy" (Publishers Weekly).
language: English
title: The Drowning Season
titlecomplete: The Drowning Season
characters: Max Cannon, White Esther, Philip North, Black Esther, Cohen, Misha, Rose
genres: Audiobook, Literary Fiction, Novels, Magical Realism, Fiction, Chick Lit, Adult Fiction, Fantasy, Contemporary, Family
ratings_count: 3384
places: Long Island, New York, New York (State)
publisher: Berkley