Breathing Underwater

Title

Breathing Underwater

Author

Vickers, Lu

Description

In 1970s Chattahoochee, Florida, where the main employer is a mental institution, it’s sink or swim for Lily. When her mama, a former beauty queen who once dreamt of being Miss Florida, takes Lily and her siblings fishing one morning, Lily nearly drowns while her mother looks on, “weighing her gains against her losses.” Lily proves to be a survivor, which she will need to prove again and again, as she struggles to stay afloat amidst her mother’s slow mental deterioration, her first love, and her quest to come to terms with who she is and what she wants from this crazy world. With lyrical prose, Lu Vickers gives voice to Lily’s inner soul, and in turn reveals how universal our needs and desires are.

Genre

Fiction

Edition

First

Publication Date

2007

Page Count

251

Place of Birth

Chattahoochee, FL

Tags/Themes

fiction

queer

southern

historical fiction

Florida

mothers and daughters

pyschological fiction

lesbian

LGBTQ

Publisher

Alyson Books

Record Creator

Alexis Moore

ISBN

978-1-55583-964-2