An epistolary, fictional account of one woman moving towards happiness in the black community of Colombia’s Pacific coast.
After a long absence, Vel has come home to Chocó – to the Afro-Colombian community, to her family, to the sea. This is where the Pacific meets the Caribbean, where she’s establishing herself anew. And the record she keeps is a series of letters to a friend, clarifying for herself where she stands, as she describes that homecoming to another. Vel works to build a literary centre, writing career, and festival with and for the people there. But her return to Chocó is also a claim-staking of her decision to pursue happiness now; an account of her immersion in the towns and rivers and forests she came from; and a redefinition of her relationship to sex and love in real time. And Tidal Waters is a vision of how creating something (for your community, for yourself) is a way of reading and writing your way into a known place and a new self.
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- Authors:
- Vidal, Velia
- Year Published:
- 2024
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Paperback
- Illustrations Note:
- Not illustrated
- ISBN:
- 9781913867768
- Number of Pages:
- 135
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh
- Publication Date:
- 14/05/2024
- Publisher:
- Charco Press
- Language:
- English
- Imprint:
- Charco Press
- SKU:
- 9781913867768