Caribbean
Dominica
Contemporary
English
Fiction
Xuela, a woman in Dominica, narrates her life of resistance and solitude after her mother dies in childbirth.
Literary Significance
Finalist for PEN/Faulkner Award and National Book Critics Circle Award
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editorial-summarynot primary textXuela, a woman in Dominica, narrates her life of resistance and solitude after her mother dies in childbirth. Finalist for PEN/Faulkner Award and National Book Critics Circle Award
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