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Singles’ Holiday

Singles’ Holiday
  • Author(s): Elaine Spires
  • Location(s): Antigua
  • Genre(s): RomCom
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Antigua… the Caribbean at its most luscious, its most beautiful… silver sand, cobalt sky, warm turquoise sea… and a bunch of complete strangers, who only have one thing in common: they’re single. Some are looking for romance, some for...

Singles, Set and Match

Singles, Set and Match
  • Author(s): Elaine Spires
  • Location(s): Ibiza, Antigua
  • Genre(s): RomCom
  • Era(s): Contemporary

The fifth and final book in the Singles’ Series takes us to the Ibiza, the sparkling jewel of the Mediterranean then back to the vibrant, sultry Caribbean island of Antigua, where it all began. After making a hard decision...

Skipping Christmas

Skipping Christmas
  • Author(s): John Grisham
  • Location(s): Caribbean
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): early 2000s

The bestselling novel behind the iconic movie Christmas with the Kranks Imagine a year without Christmas. No crowded shops, no corny office parties, no fruitcakes and no unwanted presents. That’s just what Luther and Nora Krank have in mind...

Songs in the Shade of the Cashew and Coconut Trees: Lullabies and Nursery Rhymes from West Africa and the Caribbean

Songs in the Shade of the Cashew and Coconut Trees: Lullabies and Nursery Rhymes from West Africa and the Caribbean
  • Author(s): Nathalie Soussana
  • Location(s): Cape Verde (Cabo Verde), Gabon, Jamaica, Republic of the Congo
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): N/A

Songs about children playing in the schoolyard, sisters braiding each other’s hair at the beach, and parents dancing late into the night mesh together thanks to the music. A wide array of styles–nursery rhymes from Gabon, lullabies from Cape...

Souls in Exile

Souls in Exile
  • Author(s): Nick Padron
  • Location(s): Havana, Florida Keys, Haiti, Miami, New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Short Stories
  • Era(s): 20th Century

A collection of short fiction in which settings are another character and numerous, the Florida Keys, northern Haiti, Havana, New York, and others.

Speak to Me of Home

Speak to Me of Home
  • Author(s): Jeanine Cummins
  • Location(s): San Juan, The Midwest
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

It is a Tuesday evening in June when Ruth receives the phone call that all parents dread. Her daughter Daisy has been hit by a car during a deadly storm in Puerto Rico. How Ruth wishes she could tell...

Stick No Bills

Stick No Bills
  • Author(s): Elizabeth Walcott-Hackshaw
  • Location(s): Caribbean
  • Genre(s): Short Stories
  • Era(s): Contemporary

In the opening story, sharply observed details of a walk through a St Lucian coastal town to an ageing uncle’s house, chance encounters that trigger memories, a cell-phone call from home in Trinidad, the way an incident – like...

Sunshine & Secrets

Sunshine & Secrets
  • Author(s): Daisy James
  • Location(s): St Lucia
  • Genre(s): RomCom
  • Era(s): Modern

When newly heartbroken, michelin-starred chef Millie Harper is offered a job overseeing the setup of The Paradise Cookery School she jumps at the opportunity. Leaving London and her memories of heartbreak behind she hops on a plane to the...

Sweet Lady

Sweet Lady
  • Author(s): Elaine Spires
  • Location(s): Antigua
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): Modern

Nothing is as it seems. When celebrity artist Eleanor West and her daughter Victoria take a winter holiday in Antigua it’s with the idea of recharging their batteries before Eleanor’s upcoming exhibition. But when beach boy Tyrone walks into...

Tales from the Caribbean

Tales from the Caribbean
  • Author(s): Trish Cooke
  • Location(s): Caribbean
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): early 21st century

A collection of favourite tales gathered from the many different islands of the Caribbean, one of the world’s richest sources of traditional storytelling. From the very first Kingfisher to Anansi the Spider Man, these lively retellings full of humour...

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