House of the Waterlily: A Novel of the Ancient Maya World

by Kelli Carmean

Overview

Set in the world of the Mayan civilization's Late Classic Period (ca. AD 550-830), House of the Waterlily is an affecting historical novel centering around Lady Winik, a young Maya noble girl. Through a series of adventures that mirror the political calamities afflicting the Maya, Winik's story immerses the reader in her daily life-the architecture of ancient cities, the different roles of Mayan society, and the decisions Maya men and women must have been faced with as they tried to navigate a rapidly changing world. Kelli Carmean's novel brings alive a people and an era remote from our own, yet recognizably human all the same.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781785335495
Publisher:	Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Publication date:	09/01/2017
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	262
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Kelli Carmean holds a doctorate in Anthropology from the University of Pittsburgh and teaches at Eastern Kentucky University. She wrote her dissertation on the household architecture in the residential area of Sayil, a major Maya site in the Yucatan Peninsula. Her first work of archaeological fiction was Creekside: An Archaeological Novel, which alternates between the present and life on the early Kentucky frontier.

Table of Contents

Preface (Free Download)

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12

Afterword

Additional Resources
Discussion Guide
Acknowledgements

Editorial Reviews

"House of the Waterlily is an excellent introduction into the world of the Classic Period Maya in large part because Carmean is a fine storyteller who weaves her narrative as beautifully as a 'fine-spun' huipil. This book would be an excellent addition to the course reading list for undergraduate students who are studying the ancient Maya." - Scott Simmons, University of North Carolina, Wilmington

"Although fiction, House of the Waterlily is a powerful platform from which to begin a discussion of vast catastrophic events in the context of daily life in the late Classic period of this fascinating pre-Columbian civilization." - Rob Swigart, author, Xibalba Gate: A Novel of the Classic Maya

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