~ Trade Paperback
~ New Release - 2022
The Islands: Stories
A powerful collection of stories that explore the legacy of colonialism, and issues of race, immigration, sexual discrimination, and class in the lives of Jamaican women across the globe . . .
With locales ranging from 1950s London to 1960s Panama to modern day New Jersey, The Islands reveals the intricacies of immigration and assimilation, establishing a new and unforgettable voice in Caribbean-American literature. Restless, displaces, and disconnected, these characters try to ground themselves (and grow where they are planted) in a world in which the tension between what is said and unsaid can bend the soul.
"A grand achievement and the hallmark of an exciting new voice in literature. These twelve stories sing in their lyricism and complexity." -- Chicago Review of Books