Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The white woman on the green bicycle The white woman on the green bicycle Monique Roffey Sabine struggles to adapt to life in postcolonial Trinidad after her husband George takes a job assignment there, especially as racial and political tensions rise and the couple's secrets and lies ca… OL19948144W
Archipelago Archipelago Monique Roffey When a flood destroys Gavin Weald's home, tearing apart his family and his way of life, he doesn't know how to continue. A year later, he returns to his rebuilt home and tries to start again, but whe… OL20939967W
The Mermaid of Black Conch The Mermaid of Black Conch Monique Roffey *This enchanting tale of a cursed mythical creature and the lonely fisherman who falls in love with her is “a daring, mesmerizing novel…single-handedly bringing magic realism up-to-date” (Maggie O’Fa… OL22635644W
Yeşil bisikletli beyaz kadin Yeşil bisikletli beyaz kadin Monique Roffey This novel tells how when George and Sabine Harwood arrive in Trinidad from England George instantly takes to their new life but Sabine feels isolated, heat-fatigued, and ill at ease with the racial … OL26188762W
Sun Dog Sun Dog Monique Roffey A large awkward recluse, with bright orange hair and sun-shy eyes, August hides himself away behind the counter of a Shepherd's Bush deli. One winter's day two things change his life forever: his mot… OL5957886W