A novel which presents a picture of French Caribbean village life. Since the arrival of a mysterious and desirable girl, the sea has become barren and the fishing village of Grand-Anse has turned its back on it. Only the narrator, intrigued by the girl and the sea, keeps his window open.
- ISBN10 0571195873
- ISBN13 9780571195879
- Publish Date 15 November 1999 (first published 4 September 1991)
- Publish Status Transferred
- Out of Print 6 July 2023
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Faber & Faber
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 304
- Language English