The Sea of Light
Author: Levin, Jenifer
ISBN: 9780452270596
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 01 Jun 1994
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback / softback
When hurricane Angelita hits the Sargasso Sea, it brings down a plane carrying a team of star-quality swimmers, young men and women groomed from childhood to compete at the international level. Babe Delgado, a Cuban-American woman, survives - but barely, damaged in body and soul - and is recruited for a small university team. Coach Brenna Allen is tough, determined to build up Babe's strength, and driven to win. Ellie Marks, team captain, is a mediocre swimmer and the daughter of Holocaust survivors; she is struggling with her sexuality as much as she's working to win for Brenna - but she might have enough love in her to save Babe and herself.
ISBN: 9780452270596
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 01 Jun 1994
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback / softback
When hurricane Angelita hits the Sargasso Sea, it brings down a plane carrying a team of star-quality swimmers, young men and women groomed from childhood to compete at the international level. Babe Delgado, a Cuban-American woman, survives - but barely, damaged in body and soul - and is recruited for a small university team. Coach Brenna Allen is tough, determined to build up Babe's strength, and driven to win. Ellie Marks, team captain, is a mediocre swimmer and the daughter of Holocaust survivors; she is struggling with her sexuality as much as she's working to win for Brenna - but she might have enough love in her to save Babe and herself.
A sensitive, powerful tale of self-discovery, sexual identity, and violent emotions unleashed by sudden disaster, The Sea of Light is a haunting and brilliant novel.
