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Land of Love and Drowning
| Author | : Tiphanie Yanique |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 384 |
| Release | : 2014-07-10 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0698168801 |
Recipient of the 2014 American Academy of Arts and Letters Rosenthal Foundation Award A major debut from an award-winning writer—an epic family saga set against the magic and the rhythms of the Virgin Islands. In 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 identity and future. Each of them is unusually beautiful, and each is in possession of a particular magic that will either sink or save them. Chronicling three generations of an island family from 1916 to the 1970s, Land of Love and Drowning is a novel of love and magic, set against the emergence of Saint Thomas into the modern world. Uniquely imagined, with echoes of Toni Morrison, Gabriel García Márquez, and the author’s own Caribbean family history, the story is told in a language and rhythm that evoke an entire world and way of life and love. Following the Bradshaw family through sixty years of fathers and daughters, mothers and sons, love affairs, curses, magical gifts, loyalties, births, deaths, and triumphs, Land of Love and Drowning is a gorgeous, vibrant debut by an exciting, prizewinning young writer.
Pass It On; a Treasury of Virgin Islands Stories
| Author | : Jennie N. Wheatley |
| Publisher | : AuthorHouse |
| Total Pages | : 131 |
| Release | : 2022-08-24 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1665568186 |
While growing up in the middle of the twentieth century in the Virgin Islands, Boysie becomes known for his boldness and pulling creative pranks. Mr. Smith owns the finest genip tree in East End and already knows that Boysie likes to sneak into his orchard to taste the produce. One day when Boysie recruits two friends to help him pick the fruit while Mr. Smith is napping, the adventure doesn’t go as planned. Soon after being punished for his previous prank, Boysie makes an ill-fated choice to “borrow” a bundle of wood for his mother and realizes there are consequences for lies. When Boysie decides to learn how to swim, he is mentored by a friend who teaches him the importance of believing in himself rather than showing off in front of others. As his experiences continue, what will Boysie learn next? Pass It On shares stories that weave historical events and life into a tapestry that recaptures the bittersweet essence of the past lifestyle of the people of two small Virgin Islands villages.
How to Escape from a Leper Colony
| Author | : Tiphanie Yanique |
| Publisher | : Graywolf Press |
| Total Pages | : 207 |
| Release | : 2012-08-07 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1555970532 |
An enthralling debut collection from a singular Caribbean voice For a leper, many things are impossible, and many other things are easily done. Babalao Chuck said he could fly to the other side of the island and peek at the nuns bathing. And when a man with no hands claims that he can fly, you listen. The inhabitants of an island walk into the sea. A man passes a jail cell's window, shouldering a wooden cross. And in the international shop of coffins, a story repeats itself, pointing toward an inevitable tragedy. If the facts of these stories are sometimes fantastical, the situations they describe are complex and all too real. Lyrical, lush, and haunting, the prose shimmers in this nuanced debut, set mostly in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Part oral history, part postcolonial narrative, How to Escape from a Leper Colony is ultimately a loving portrait of a wholly unique place. Like Gabriel García Márquez, Edwidge Danticat, and Maryse Condé before her, Tiphanie Yanique has crafted a book that is heartbreaking, hilarious, magical, and mesmerizing. An unforgettable collection.
Moon U.S. & British Virgin Islands
| Author | : Susanna Henighan Potter |
| Publisher | : Moon Travel |
| Total Pages | : 366 |
| Release | : 2015-11-10 |
| Genre | : Travel |
| ISBN | : 1631211684 |
This full-color guidebook includes vibrant photos and easy-to-use maps to help with trip planning. Virgin Islands resident Susanna Henighan Potter offers firsthand knowledge of everything this paradise has to offer, from St. Croix to St. Thomas and Tortola. Potter guides readers to the most thrilling hikes in St. John's Virgin Islands National Park, the best snorkeling spots in Cruz Bay, and the most exciting carnivals and festivals on Virgin Gorda. Including unique trip strategies such as "Family Fun on St. John," "Sunken Ships and Plantations Past," and "Caribbean Life: Authentic St. Croix," Moon U.S. & British Virgin Islands gives travelers the tools they need to create a more personal and memorable experience.
Don't Stop the Carnival
| Author | : Herman Wouk |
| Publisher | : Hachette UK |
| Total Pages | : 407 |
| Release | : 2013-12-05 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1444779338 |
It's everyone's dream: to leave behind the rat-race of the working world and start life all over again amidst the cool breezes, sun-drenched colours, and rum-laced drinks of a tropical paradise. This is the story of Norman Paperman, a New York City press agent who, facing the onset of middle age, runs away to a Caribbean island to reinvent himself as a hotel keeper. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Herman Wouk, who himself lived on an island in the sun for seven years, draws on his own experiences to tell a story at once brilliantly comic and deeply moving about a man's search for happiness, and for himself.
The Virgin Islands
| Author | : Gordon K. Lewis |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 398 |
| Release | : 1972 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780810103658 |
Caribbean Poetry, Folktales and Short Stories
| Author | : Ophelia Powell Torres |
| Publisher | : iUniverse |
| Total Pages | : 93 |
| Release | : 2005-03 |
| Genre | : Literary Collections |
| ISBN | : 0595332579 |
This book is written to bring laughter, humor, and enthusiasm into people's lives.
American Regional Folklore
| Author | : Terry Ann Mood-Leopold |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
| Total Pages | : 497 |
| Release | : 2004-09-24 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1576076210 |
An easy-to-use guide to American regional folklore with advice on conducting research, regional essays, and a selective annotated bibliography. American Regional Folklore begins with a chapter on library research, including how to locate a library suitable for folklore research, how to understand a library's resources, and how to construct a research strategy. Mood also gives excellent advice on researching beyond the library: locating and using community resources like historical societies, museums, fairs and festivals, storytelling groups, local colleges, newspapers and magazines, and individuals with knowledge of the field. The rest of the book is divided into eight sections, each one highlighting a separate region (the Northeast, the South and Southern Highlands, the Midwest, the Southwest, the West, the Northwest, Alaska, and Hawaii). Each regional section contains a useful overview essay, written by an expert on the folklore of that particular region, followed by a selective, annotated bibliography of books and a directory of related resources.
