pickBorn enslaved on #Montserrat, Dorothy works her way to freedom and eventually a business empire stretching across multiple nations. Based on a real person, this novel looks across Dorothy‘s entire life. It‘s long but worth the time. I enjoyed this.
#ReadingAmericas2023 Also works for #Dominica #Greneda #Guyana
so-soLally Brown‘s Treefrogs book was sweet and well-written. This book read like a catalogue of volcanic activity, which would have had substantially more impact had it focused on the major events. Sadly, the author switched between verb tenses often within chapters (more in the first half), but sometimes within paragraphs or sentences making for a very uncomfortable read (who knew?). I did learn a lot about #Montserrat, especially compared to the ⬇️
This is probably entirely inappropriate of me, but I can‘t help but wonder just which Caribbean island he was vacationing on, when he took this side trip.
#Montserrat
#readingtheAmericas
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pickBased 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. ⬇️
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
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I‘m still slogging through the tagged book and I‘m kind of glad I am because it has been a very interesting experience to learn about the main character‘s early life in slavery on #Montserrat in the Island Queen and reading about the island‘s terrible encounters with its volcano in the 1990s. This tiny island has been through a LOT!!
#Montserrat
#readingtheAmericas
@Librarybelle @BarbaraBB
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
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
The map from the accompanying pdf to the tagged audiobook
#Dominica
#Grenada
#Guayana
#Montserrat
#readingtheAmericas
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