Books written by Monique Roffey
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The White Woman on the Green Bicycle: A Novel
A beautifully written, unforgettable novel of a troubled marriage, set against the lush landscape and political turmoil of Trinidad—by the award-winning author of The Mermaid of Black Conch Monique Roffey's Orange Prize-shortlisted novel ...
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Archipelago: A Novel
By the author of The Mermaid of Black Conch, a mesmerizing tale of a father and daughter’s sailing adventure from Trinidad to the Galapagos Islands, winner of the 2013 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature and finalist for the 2014 ...
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The Mermaid of Black Conch: A novel
WINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD • 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 ...
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The Mermaid of Black Conch: The Spellbinding Winner of the Costa Book of the Year As Read on BBC Radio...
These are stories old and young, set in worlds real or imagined, that allow us to explore our connection to the natural world. Transformative, wild, surprising and essential, these novels take on the most urgent story of our times.
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The Mermaid of Black Conch: A novel
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’Farrell, best-selling author of Hamnet).
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The White Woman on the Green Bicycle
Author of The Mermaid of Black Conch, Rathbone Folio Prize 2021 longlisted, Winner of the Costa Best Novel Award 2020 & Winner of the Costa Book of the Year 2020 When George and Sabine Harwood arrive in Trinidad from England George ...
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With the Kisses of His Mouth
... was I, when, years later, moths attacked and ate the lot). His one pair of crepe-soled shoes was full of holes. But it wasn't easy going shopping with a curmudgeonly manatee. Once, in a shop on Upper Street, I forced him to stop and ...