Visitation Street
Visitation Street by Ivy Pochoda, published by HarperCollins on July 9, 2013, is a literary mystery that unfolds in the gritty setting of Red Hook, Brooklyn. This first edition spans 320 pages and is presented in English. The narrative centers around two fifteen-year-olds, June and Val, who venture out onto the bay at night and subsequently vanish, leaving Val as the sole survivor, washed ashore in a state of confusion. The story explores the impact of this shocking event on a diverse array of local residents.
Readers will encounter a rich tapestry of characters, including Fadi, the Lebanese bodega owner who seeks to gather information about June’s disappearance, and Cree, who finds himself entangled in suspicion following his father’s murder. Val grapples with the weight of her friend’s absence and the secrets she harbors, while her teacher, Jonathan, confronts his own troubled past. Visitation Street delves into themes of community, loss, and the complexities of urban life, making it a compelling exploration of how a single event can reverberate through a neighborhood.
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Chosen by Dennis Lehane for his eponymous imprint, Ivy Pochoda’s Visitation Street is a riveting literary mystery set against the rough-hewn backdrop of the New York waterfront in Red Hook.
It’s summertime in Red Hook, Brooklyn, a blue-collar dockside neighborhood. June and Val, two fifteen-year-olds, take a raft out onto the bay at night to see what they can see.
And then they disappear. Only Val will survive, washed ashore; semi-conscious in the weeds.
This shocking event will echo through the lives of a diverse cast of Red Hook residents. Fadi, the Lebanese bodega owner, hopes that his shop will be the place to share neighborhood news and troll for information about June’s disappearance. Cree, just beginning to pull it together after his father’s murder, unwittingly makes himself the chief suspect, but an enigmatic and elusive guardian is determined to keep him safe.
Val contends with the shadow of her missing friend and a truth she buries deep inside. Her teacher Jonathan, a Julliard School dropout and barfly, wrestles with dashed dreams and a past riddled with tragic sins.
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