Examines the connections between twentieth-century English author Jane Rhys's life and works, discussing her short stories and such novels as "Quartet, " "After Leaving Mr. Mackenzie, " "Good Morning, Midnight, " and "Wide Sargasso Sea.".
History of the Caribbean from the first known islanders to the present tracing the complex and constantly changing course of events that have shaped the region.
Having been discovered as a stowaway as she tries to reach Barbados in 1760 to claim her father's estate, teenaged English orphan Patricia Kelley struggles to survive by learning to be a ship's doctor and by disguising herself as a man when necessary. Includes glossary of nautical terms.
In 1942 on a Caribbean island, fourteen-year-old Estrella Thompson is excommunicated from her fishing village and travels to the capital city where she is forced to mature quickly and make a life for herself.
Presents thirteen critical essays on the writings of twentieth-century West Indian poet Derek Walcott, and includes a chronology, a bibliography, and an introduction by Harold Bloom.
History of the Caribbean from the first known islanders to the present tracing the complex and constantly changing course of events that have shaped the region.
