Drowning Love 10


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Earnest, exhilarated, passionate—a young love, shining bright. Safe in the unwavering embrace of Otomo's refreshing aura, Natsume loses herself in a wonderful romance… but when the unlikeliest person returns to interfere at such a crucial time… The tale of teenage pathos continues like a fleeting dream in this ominous tenth volume!




Land of Love and Drowning


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Recipient of the 2014 American Academy of Arts and Letters Rosenthal Foundation Award A major debut from an award-winning writer—an epic family saga set against the magic and the rhythms of the Virgin Islands. In the early 1900s, the Virgin Islands are transferred from Danish to American rule, and an important ship sinks into the Caribbean Sea. Orphaned by the shipwreck are two sisters and their half brother, now faced with an uncertain identity and future. Each of them is unusually beautiful, and each is in possession of a particular magic that will either sink or save them. Chronicling three generations of an island family from 1916 to the 1970s, Land of Love and Drowning is a novel of love and magic, set against the emergence of Saint Thomas into the modern world. Uniquely imagined, with echoes of Toni Morrison, Gabriel García Márquez, and the author’s own Caribbean family history, the story is told in a language and rhythm that evoke an entire world and way of life and love. Following the Bradshaw family through sixty years of fathers and daughters, mothers and sons, love affairs, curses, magical gifts, loyalties, births, deaths, and triumphs, Land of Love and Drowning is a gorgeous, vibrant debut by an exciting, prizewinning young writer.




Love with a Chance of Drowning


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New love. Exotic destinations. A once-in-a-lifetime adventure. What could go wrong? City girl Torre DeRoche isn't looking for love, but a chance encounter in a San Francisco bar sparks an instant connection with a soulful Argentinean man who unexpectedly sweeps her off her feet. The problem? He's just about to cast the dock lines and voyage around the world on his small sailboat, and Torre is terrified of deep water. However, lovesick Torre determines that to keep the man of her dreams, she must embark on the voyage of her nightmares, so she waves good-bye to dry land and braces for a life-changing journey that's as exhilarating as it is terrifying. Somewhere mid-Pacific, she finds herself battling to keep the old boat, the new relationship, and her floundering sanity afloat. . . . This sometimes hilarious, often harrowing, and always poignant memoir is set against a backdrop of the world's most beautiful and remote destinations. Equal parts love story and travel memoir, Love with a Chance of Drowning is witty, charming, and proof positive that there are some risks worth taking.




Drowning Love


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Shining so brightly, loving so deeply, but all for naught—George Asakura paints a new chapter in the lives of these self-destructive teens. Sullied by the events of "that day", Natsume and Kou-chan realize that the world they built together has been crushed beyond hope of repair. The cruel eyes of the onlookers kick them while they’re down in this lonely fifth chapter!




Drowning Love 12


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Just as things are heating up between Natsume and Otomo, in the back of her mind, the chilling memory of ”that day" sends shivers down Natsume's spine. Fighting shadows at every turn, the turbulent teens cling to hope like a candle in the dark.




Drowning Love 15


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After Natsume breaks up with local boy Kou in the aftermath of a man’s attempted rape of her, it is Kou’s former best friend, Otomo, who pulls Natsume out of her depression. With his support, she is able to re-enter the entertainment industry, and Natsume decides she wants Otomo to be her first. However, Natsume is still drawn to Kou, despite all the pain they cause one another, and she ends up sleeping with him. But how long can she hide it from Otomo…?




Drowning Love 13


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Laugh and believe in yourself. Natsume won't let this important bond disappear. Separated in their highschool life Natsume starts a new gig. She fights to develop her relationship with Otomo, but keeps getting pulled into the past. Fighting shadows at every turn, the turbulent teens cling to hope like a candle in the dark.




Drowning Love 17


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Final volume! After arriving just in the nick of time to save Natsume, Kou finally snuffs “him” out. Natsume is overjoyed, but it turns out it was all a dream?! “Did Kou-chan finally put an end to all this?” When she tries to learn the truth about what happened, Kou’s response just confuses her further … First encounters, teasing one another, hurting one another, sympathizing with one another … This unparalleled story of those sublime, wild teenage years finally reaches its vivid conclusion!!




Drowning Love 14


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After an attempted rape of Natsume, the beautiful model from Tokyo, leads to her breaking up with Kou, a local boy with a strong aura, it is Kou’s former best friend, Otomo, who lifts Natsume out of her depression. With his support, she is able to return to the entertainment industry and decides she wants him to be her first. That’s when Natsume bumps into Kou again, setting her heart aflutter. The pair can’t help but be drawn together, even though they always end up hurting each other… Are new developments in store for these two as well?




Drowning Love 16


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After Natsume breaks up with local boy Kou, it is Kou’s former best friend, Otomo, who pulls Natsume out of her depression. With his support, she is able to re-enter the entertainment industry, and Natsume decides she wants Otomo to be her first. However, Natsume is still drawn to Kou, despite all the pain they cause one another, and she ends up sleeping with him. Natsume decides to move to Tokyo, but Ohji doesn't like what's become of Kou, so he sets Kou’s house ablaze. Natsume rushes back, but what awaits her when she returns?