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  A House for Mr. Biswas

  by V. S. Naipaul

  The early masterpiece of V. S. Naipaul’s brilliant career, A House for Mr. Biswas is an unforgettable story inspired by Naipaul's father that has been hailed as one of the twentieth century's finest novels. In his forty-six short years, Mr. Mohun Biswas has been fighting against destiny to achieve some semblance of independence, only to face a lifetime of calamity. Shuttled from one residence to another after... (more)
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  The White Woman on the Green Bicycle

  by Monique Roffey

  'Heart-rending and thought-provoking, you will never again see the Caribbean as just another holiday destination.' --Elle Magazine, August issue, 2009
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  Lime Tree Can't Bear Orange

  by Amanda Smyth

  Men will want you like they want a glass of rum…One man will love you. But you won’t love him. You will destroy his life. The one you love will break your heart in two. So says the soothsayer, when predicting young Celia’s future. Raised in the tropics of Tobago by an aunt she loves and an uncle she fears, Celia has never felt that she belonged. When her uncle–a man the neighbors call Allah because he thinks... (more)
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  Mystic Masseur

  by V. S. Naipaul

  In this slyly funny and lavishly inventive novel–his first–V. S. Naipaul traces the unlikely career of Ganesh Ramsumair, a failed schoolteacher and impecunious village masseur who in time becomes a revered mystic, a thriving entrepreneur, and the most beloved politician in Trinidad. To understand a little better, one has to realize that in the 1940s masseurs were the island’s medical practitioners of choice. As... (more)
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  Stir it up! : a novel

  by Ramin Ganeshram

  A Trinidadian-American girl’s dream is challenged by her family Thirteen-year-old Anjali's life is rich with the smell of curry from her parents' roti shop and an absolute passion for food. More than anything, Anjali wants to be a chef who competes on a kids' cooking reality TV show. But Anjali must keep her wish a secret from her family, who thinks Anjali's passions are beneath her. Thank goodness for Deema,... (more)
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  Prospero's Daughter

  by Elizabeth Nunez

  A spellbinding new novel from acclaimed author Elizabeth Nunez, Prospero’s Daughter is a brilliantly conceived retelling of Shakespeare’s The Tempest set on a lush Caribbean island during the height of tensions between the native population and British colonists. Addressing questions of race, class, and power, it is first and foremost the story of a boy and a girl who come of age and violate the ultimate taboo. ... (more)
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  The Lonely Londoners

  by Samuel Selvon

  The Lonely Londoners from the brilliant, sharp, witty pen of Sam Selvon, this is a classic award-winning novel of immigrant life in London in the 1950s.
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  Miguel Street

  by V. S. Naipaul

  “A stranger could drive through Miguel Street and just say ‘Slum!’ because he could see no more.” But to its residents this derelict corner of Trinidad’s capital is a complete world, where everybody is quite different from everybody else. There’s Popo the carpenter, who neglects his livelihood to build “the thing without a name.” There’s Man-man, who goes from running for public office to staging his own... (more)
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  Pleasure

  by Eric Jerome Dickey

  The bold new blockbuster from the New York Times bestselling author. Born in Trinidad and living in Atlanta after a relationship gone bad, Nia Simone Bijou is an ambitious writer who has it all. Except for the one thing that’ll give her the control she craves—and the power she deserves: absolute, uninhibited sexual satisfaction. Now, in the sweltering days and nights of summer, the heat is on. Nia’s fantasies... (more)
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  The Humming-Bird Tree (Macmillan Caribbean Writers)

  by Ian McDonald

  Alan was too young to understand why his parents preferred him to play with the other white boys on the estate. But gradually, he learned that if he was going to meet Kaiser and Jaillin, he had to pretend he was going to meet someone else, he had to pretend he didn't enjoy spending time with his friends, he had to pretend he didn't mind when he wasn't allowed to invite them to his party. Sometimes, horribly, the... (more)
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  The Dragon Can't Dance (Karen and Michael Braziller Books)

  by Earl Lovelace

  Lovelace's classic novel of Carnival. Carnival takes on social and political importance in this recognized classic. The people of the shantytown Calvary Hill, usually invisible to the rest of society, join the throng and flaunt their neighborhood personas in masquerade during Carnival. Aldrick, the dashing "king of the Hill," becomes a glorious, dancing dragon; his lovely Sylvia, a princess; Fisheye, rebel... (more)
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  Cereus Blooms At Night

  by Shani Mootoo

  Set on a fictional Caribbean island in the town of Paradise, Cereus Blooms at Night unveils the mystery surrounding Mala Ramchandin and the tempestuous history of her family. At the heart of this bold and seductive novel is an alleged crime committed many years before the story opens. Mala is the reclusive old woman suspected of murder who is delivered to the Paradise Alms House after a judge finds her unfit to... (more)
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  The Owen Family Saga: Book 2

  Ride to Raton

  by Marsha Ward

  Writer Phyllis Dugan says, “Marsha Ward has the ability to grab readers by the lapels, yank them into her stories, and make them care deeply about her characters. In her newest novel, she combines joy and pathos with revenge and redemption, adding enough satisfying action and surprises to keep readers breathlessly looking forward to the next page. I thoroughly enjoyed Ride to Raton.” After losing the heart of... (more)
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  The Doctor and the Diva

  by Adrienne McDonnell

  A breathtaking novel of romantic obsession, longing and one woman's choice between motherhood and her operatic calling It is 1903. Dr. Ravell is a young Harvard-educated obstetrician with a growing reputation for helping couples conceive. He has treated women from all walks of Boston society, but when Ravell meets Erika-an opera singer whose beauty is surpassed only by her spellbinding voice-he knows their... (more)
• Child of the tropics : Victorian memoirsYseult Bridges, Nicholas Guppy

  

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  Child of the tropics : Victorian memoirs

  by Yseult Bridges, Nicholas Guppy

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  Minding Ben

  by Victoria Brown

  The Nanny Diaries meets The Help in a riveting debut novel that follows an idealistic young woman as she leaves Trinidad for a new life in New York City---as a nanny.
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  An Atlantic Adventure: Book Seven of the Chronicles of Adam Black the Teenage Time Traveller

  by Raff Stuart

  In this the seventh book in the chronicles of Adam Black, Adam is larking about with his mates in Anglesey when he finds himself back in about 150 BC in a Celtic village. From his capture and enslavement until his eventual return to his own time he has a roller-coaster ride crossing Ireland as well as being on one of the first Atlantic crossings to the Azores and on to a new and exciting land. Other Books in the... (more)
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  The Doctor and the Diva: A Novel

  by Adrienne McDonnell

  A breathtaking novel of romantic obsession, longing and one woman's choice between motherhood and her operatic calling It is 1903. Dr. Ravell is a young Harvard-educated obstetrician with a growing reputation for helping couples conceive. He has treated women from all walks of Boston society, but when Ravell meets Erika-an opera singer whose beauty is surpassed only by her spellbinding voice-he knows their... (more)
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  Across the Caribbean

  West Indian Short Stories

  by Kimberly Badloo, Lyndon Baptiste

  Across the Caribbean is the result of a short story competition held for aspiring authors in the Caribbean. There was one winner with 2 stories and fifteen other finalists. This book showcases the writing, imaginative talent that Caribbean people have.
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  Bend Foot Bailey

  West Indian Short Stories

  by Michael Cozier

  After his successful comic debut (Forward Ever! Backward Never!), West Indian Michael Cozier brings to you his second instalment of short stories, which revives his intimacy with family, camaraderie, hope, survival and storytelling. Stories include: More questions than answers, The Stranger and Raid across the border. More questions than answers: Mr. Lemessey gives his class an assignment: 'Walk through your... (more)