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Recommended mystery books (1)
Travel the world without leaving your chair. If you are into mystery here are some mystery books from Barbados for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.

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How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House : A Novel by Cherie Jones EN

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Description:
A debut novel in the tradition of Zadie Smith and Marlon James, from a brilliant Caribbean writer, set in Barbados, about four people each desperate to escape their legacy of violence in a so-called "paradise." In Baxter Beach, Barbados, moneyed ex-pats clash with the locals who often end up serving them: braiding their hair, minding their children, and selling them drugs. Lala lives on the beach with her husband, Adan, a petty criminal with endless charisma whose thwarted burglary of one of the Baxter Beach mansions sets off a chain of events with terrible consequences. A gunshot no one was m... continue
Recommended: 09 Apr 2022


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