Blogs in January 1970

Land of Love and Drowning 1st January 1970

n the early 1900s, the Virgin Islands are transferred from Danish to American rule, and an important ship sinks into the Caribbean Sea. Orphaned by the shipwreck are two sisters and their half brother, now faced with an uncertain...

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How to Escape from a Leper Colony 1st January 1970

Lyrical, lush and haunting, the prose shimmers in this nuanced debut, set primarily in the US Virgin Islands. Part oral history, part postcolonial narrative, HOW TO ESCAPE FROM A LEPER COLONY is ultimately a lovely portrait of a wholly...

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