Date of Award
2013
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Abstract
This is a novella that reimagines and reverses the tale of Jacob and Esau as a contemporary story of sisterhood, healing, and life as women raised on the sea. It explores the nature of finding forgiveness and relearning to breathe. Set on a tropical island after a betrayal, it deals with a gang of ship wreckers, gambling, scuba diving, the making of art from chaos, the complications of close friendship, angels ascending a lighthouse, and grace for the undeserving. This story tries to capture the internal struggle for atonement and what a physical, personal exile might look like when one feels she has no further to fall.
Recommended Citation
Long, Renee., "Proof of drowning" (2013). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019. 850.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_6/850
Identifier
FADT3360962
Comments
by Renee Long.|Thesis (M.F.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2013.|Mode of access: World Wide Web.|System requirements: Adobe Reader.|by Renee Long.