Emer Morrisey has not had an easy childhood. Growing up in poor rural Ireland during the Cromwell invasion, Emer loses her family at a young age and is forced to live with her cruel uncle's family. Her only friend is Seanie, a neighborhood boy. When her uncle forces her to marry an old Parisian, Emer escapes to the Caribbean, where she eventually ends up a successful pirate.
A series of coincidences brings Emer and Seanie back together again. Just as they plan to retire from piracy and spend the rest of their lives together, a hated figure from Emer's past tears their plans apart. Emer is cursed to live a hundred lives as a dog before finally becoming a human again.
Now, in the late twentieth century, Emer has been reborn as Saffron Adams, a girl from a run-down, messed-up family in Pennsylvania. And she's really determined to get back to Jamaica and reclaim the treasure that only she knows is buried there...
THE DUST OF 100 DOGS has a frightfully original concept that takes a while to get into, but once you do, look out! You will get caught up in Saffron and Emer's story. I found it remarkable how A. S. King paralleled Emer and Saffron's adventures, 300 years apart. While the idea was great, I couldn't really get into the way it was executed. Saffron fell flat for me, although this is sadly understandable, since she is more a vessel for Emer's desires.
I'm ambivalent as to how I feel about THE DUST OF 100 DOGS, but nevertheless it is still a highly original and adventurous book that many will enjoy.
A series of coincidences brings Emer and Seanie back together again. Just as they plan to retire from piracy and spend the rest of their lives together, a hated figure from Emer's past tears their plans apart. Emer is cursed to live a hundred lives as a dog before finally becoming a human again.
Now, in the late twentieth century, Emer has been reborn as Saffron Adams, a girl from a run-down, messed-up family in Pennsylvania. And she's really determined to get back to Jamaica and reclaim the treasure that only she knows is buried there...
THE DUST OF 100 DOGS has a frightfully original concept that takes a while to get into, but once you do, look out! You will get caught up in Saffron and Emer's story. I found it remarkable how A. S. King paralleled Emer and Saffron's adventures, 300 years apart. While the idea was great, I couldn't really get into the way it was executed. Saffron fell flat for me, although this is sadly understandable, since she is more a vessel for Emer's desires.
I'm ambivalent as to how I feel about THE DUST OF 100 DOGS, but nevertheless it is still a highly original and adventurous book that many will enjoy.
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