Off-campus SJSU users: To download campus access theses, please use the following link to log into our proxy server with your SJSU library user name and PIN.
Publication Date
Summer 2014
Degree Type
Thesis - Campus Access Only
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
English and Comparative Literature
Advisor
Nick Taylor
Subject Areas
Literature
Abstract
Slipping Away is a novel that follows events in the lives of three protagonists who struggle with isolation, regret, and longing for the past. Jayla Carter, a thirty-two-year-old African-American woman, chooses to walk away from her life. Her decision propels Peter Reed, a discredited police detective, on a fanatical search to find her. Jayla finds sanctuary in Santa Lea, a fictional Northern California beach town. There, she encounters Esther Johnson, a woman in her late fifties around whom the otherworldly swirls. Throughout the novel, one of these supernatural agents exerts her influence to unite Jayla, Peter, and Esther in a common endeavor that may or may not bring serenity, resolution, and redemption.
Recommended Citation
Smith, Terri, "Slipping Away" (2014). Master's Theses. 4482.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31979/etd.4ene-fm6b
https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/etd_theses/4482
