New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2011. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The highly praised first novel (preceded by a collection of short stories) by this author
who was chosen as one of Granta's Best Young American Novelists and the recipient of the 5 Under 35 award from the National Book Foundation. "Swamplandia! is a shabby tourist attraction deep in the Everglades, owned by the Bigtree clan of alligator wrestlers. When Hilola, their star performer, dies, her husband and children lose their moorings, and Swamplandia! itself is endangered as audiences dwindle.. . Russell's powers reside in her profound knowledge of the great imperiled swamp, from its alligators and insects, floating orchids and invasive strangler melaleuca trees to the tragic history of its massacred indigenous people and wildlife. Ravishing, elegiac, funny, and brilliantly inquisitive, Russells archetypal swamp saga tells a mystical yet rooted tale of three innocents who come of age through trials of water, fire, and air." (Donna Seaman) SIGNED on the title page. Announcement of signing event laid in. 316 pp. ISBN: 978-0307263995.