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In this radiant, highly anticipated debut, a cast of unforgettable women battle for independence while a maelstrom of change threatens their Jamaican village. Capturing the distinct rhythms of Jamaican life and dialect, Nicole Dennis- Benn pens a tender hymn to a world hidden among pristine beaches and the wide expanse of turquoise seas.
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Contemporary, earnest, grave and classical in form.
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
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- Author
- Nicole Dennis-Benn
- First published
- 2016
- Pages
- 352
- Publisher
- Liveright Publishing Corporation, Thorndike Press, Highbridge Audio and Blackstone Publishing
- Editions
- 8
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781631492945
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