The Festival of San Joaquin

The Festival of San Joaquin

Book cover
Author Zee Edgell
Country  Belize
Language English
Genre Novel
Publisher Heinemann (Caribbean Writers Series)
Publication date
1997
Media type Print
Pages 155 (paperback)
ISBN 0-435-98948-0
Preceded by In Times Like These (1991)
Followed by Time and the River(2007)

The Festival of San Joaquin is a 1997 novel and the third from Belizean-American Zee Edgell. In a change from her first two novels, Beka Lamb and In Times Like These, the story is set in the village of San Joaquin, Corozal District.

Plot summary

Upon her release from prison at the start of the novel, Luz Marina must figure out how to approach her mother-in-law to release her children. The novel takes place during the festival of the patron saint of the village and other villagers are themselves in turmoil. Edgell explores issues of women's rights.


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