The islands : stories /

The Islands follows the lives of Jamaican women, immigrants or the descendants of immigrants, who have relocated all over the world to escape the ghosts of colonialism. Set in the United States, Jamaica and Europe, these international stories examine the lives of an uncertain and unsettled cast of c...

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Main Author: Irving, Dionne (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Catapult, [2022].
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MARC

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