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Island Queen | Vanessa Riley
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Based on the true life of Dorothy (Doll) Kirwan Thomas, born a slave in #Montserrat, she worked countless years to buy her (& her family‘s) freedom to become one of the wealthiest and most powerful women in the Caribbean. Repeatedly raped by her white brother, surviving multiple rebellions, saving a sister from auction, her beginnings were so harsh. She is written as a very real person, with her past very much shaping how she approached life. ⬇️

Texreader I would have liked a bit less about the many men in her life, although they were all clearly very important in her life. I would have liked much more of her business building, which was made all the more difficult for a freed black woman. The coverage of that aspect of her business life developed more at the end, especially when she had to buy slaves herself (she owned the most where she lived). The most impactful part of the book is her ⬇️ 2y
Texreader view of slavery from a tender age of five when she hadn‘t quite grasped that she was “owned.” As she grew up and through her life her views on slavery also grew up. It was eye-opening and poignant. #Dominica
#Grenada
#Guayana
#readingtheAmericas. Also can work for #Barbados and #Jamaica. The author is from #Trinidad, so that works too.

@Librarybelle @BarbaraBB
(edited) 2y
Bookwormjillk This audiobook was $51! Felt like an efficient use of a Libro.fm credit! Thanks for the recommendation. 2y
Librarybelle I just picked this up as a Kindle deal! 2y
Daisey I hope to get this one sometime this year! 2y
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Island Queen | Vanessa Riley
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From the author‘s notes.

I also just learned the author is from #Trinidad, so this book can work for that country. There are also smaller parts of the book that work for #Barbados and #Jamaica

#Dominica
#Grenada
#Guayana
#Montserrat
#readingtheAmericas

@Librarybelle @BarbaraBB @Catsandbooks

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Island Queen | Vanessa Riley
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This week‘s business trip with evenings in the hotel with nothing to do when I finish working has been good for my reading—I finished both these books! Reviews to come. #foodandlit #Syria

#Dominica
#Grenada
#Guayana
#Montserrat
#readingtheAmericas

@Librarybelle @BarbaraBB @Catsandbooks

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Island Queen | Vanessa Riley
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Julsmarshall So true. And boy, are they making their fear known lately. 2y
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Island Queen | Vanessa Riley
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The lawyer in me loved this quote, when the MC insisted on a marriage contract despite her daughter‘s insistence they were truly in love.

In my practice, a contract is always preferable to the handshake.

#Dominica
#Grenada
#Guayana
#Montserrat
#readingtheAmericas

@Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

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Island Queen | Vanessa Riley
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The map from the accompanying pdf to the tagged audiobook

#Dominica
#Grenada
#Guayana
#Montserrat
#readingtheAmericas

@Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

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Island Queen | Vanessa Riley
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Dorothy is the subject of this book. This brief description is from the accompanying PDF to the audiobook.

#Dominica
#Grenada
#Guayana
#Montserrat
#readingtheAmericas

@Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

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Island Queen | Vanessa Riley
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I‘ve picked my next audiobook and I‘m very excited about it. It will work for several countries for #readingtheAmericas:

#Dominica
#Grenada
#Guayana
#Montserrat

Bookwormjillk This is on my list too. Looking forward to hearing what you think. 2y
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