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THE ISLANDS - DIONNE IRVING TASCHENBUCH

Longlisted for the 2023 New American Voices AwardFinalist for the PEN Faulkner Award for
FictionHurston Wright Legacy Award NomineeA New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoicePowerful
stories that explore the legacy of colonialism  and issues of race  immigration  sexual
discrimination  and class in the lives of Jamaican women across London  Panama  France  Jamaica
Florida and more The Islands follows the lives of Jamaican women—immigrants or the descendants
of immigrants—who have relocated all over the world to escape the ghosts of colonialism on what
they call the Island. Set in the United States  Jamaica  and Europe  these international
stories examine the lives of an uncertain and unsettled cast of characters. In one story  a
woman and her husband impulsively leave San Francisco and move to Florida with wild dreams of
American reinvention only to unearth the cracks in their marriage. In another  the only
Jamaican mother—who is also a touring comedienne—at a prep school feels pressure to volunteer
in the school’s International Day. Meanwhile  in a third story  a travel writer finally
connects with the mother who once abandoned her. Set in locations and times ranging from 1950s
London to 1960s Panama to modern-day New Jersey  Dionne Irving reveals the intricacies of
immigration and assimilation in this debut  establishing a new and unforgettable voice in
Caribbean-American literature. Restless  displaced  and disconnected  these characters try to
ground themselves—to grow where they find themselves planted—in a world in which the tension
between what’s said and unsaid can bend the soul.

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