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A brilliantly original and exotic novel that brings to life the mysterious world of a Chinese immigrant who fled China in the 1890s to seek a better life in Jamaica--a mesmerizing tale of love, longing, and hidden identity. Jamaica is in turmoil--still reeling from the racial and economic... read more

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A million thank yous to the Corporation of Yaddo, the MacDowell Colony, Cottages at Hedgebrook, and the U Mass grant that brought me to Jamaica again, for research.

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  1. Patricia Powell (Author)
 

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