Island queen : a novel / Vanessa Riley.
Publication details: New York : Harper Large Print, 2021.Edition: Large print edDescription: 868 p. (large print) : ill., map ; 23 cmISBN:- 9780063090255 (trade pbk.)
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Large Print Fiction | Hanover Public Library Shelves | LP FIC RILE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31906001196741 |
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"A former slave rises above the harsh realities of being owned and colonialism on Montserrat working hard to buy freedom for herself, her mother, and her sister and becoming an entrepreneur, merchant, hotelier, and planter. Based on the true life story of Dorothy Kirwan Thomas"--Publisher.
Born into slavery on the tiny Caribbean island of Montserrat, Dorothy bought her freedom, and that of her sister and her mother, from her Irish planter father. Rising above the harsh realities of slavery and colonialism, she built a legacy of wealth and power as an entrepreneur, merchant, hotelier, and planter. Leveraging the competing attentions of the men in her life, Doll answered to no one but herself as she rose to rose to power and autonomy against all odds.
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