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Set on a fictional Caribbean island in the town of Paradise, this haunting and evocative debut novel unveils the mystery surrounding the aging Mala Ramchandin--a suspected murderess--and the tempestuous history of her family.
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Grave, earnest, contemplative and prestige.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- contemplativerelentless
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemporarynostalgic
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About the book
- Author
- Shani Mootoo
- First published
- 1996
- Pages
- 249
- Publisher
- Karnatak Pub. House, Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated, Granta Books
- Editions
- 19
- Language
- English, nor, French, heb
- ISBN
- 9789655092622
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