Portland writer Vanessa Veselka's new novel "The Great Offshore Grounds" follow four members of a dysfunctional family coping with poverty, illness and a family secret.
Marne Lucas
Portland-based writer Vanessa Veselka is out with a new novel. “The Great Offshore Grounds” follows the misadventures of two half-sisters, their adopted brother, and the mother who raised them all. It’s two parts family tragicomedy and one part critique of capitalism. It was long-listed for a 2020 National Book Award.
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