Landfalls

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By Naomi J. Williams ’87

Published Feb. 2, 2016

The 1785 La Pérouse expedition, which attempted to circumnavigate the globe for the glory of France, is reimagined in Landfalls, the debut novel of Naomi J. Williams ’87. Each chapter, told from a different point of view and set in a different part of the world, follow the exploits and heartbreaks of the people involved.

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