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Review: Black Cake

February 3, 2022 aminamakele

THE PLOT: ‘Black Cake’ by Charmaine Wilkerson is a multi-generational and multi-cultural family saga with a dual timeline and multiple points of view. In present-day California, Eleanor Bennett leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children: a family recipe … Continue reading Review: Black Cake

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Review: In the Time of the Butterflies

January 16, 2022 aminamakele

THE PLOT: ‘In the Time of the Butterflies’ by Julia Alvarez is a historical novel based on the real lives of the Mirabel sisters aka Las Mariposas (the Butterflies). The sisters were revolutionaries, fighting against the Dominican Republic’s dictator Trujillo … Continue reading Review: In the Time of the Butterflies

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Review: Moonbath

June 22, 2021 aminamakele

THE PLOT: Moonbath by Yanick Lahens is a family saga set in Haiti. Starting with a young girl washed up on a beach, it goes back in time to her great-grandfather and tells the story of her poor village community. The … Continue reading Review: Moonbath

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Review: The Last Warner Woman

June 17, 2021 aminamakele

THE PLOT: The Last Warner Woman by Kei Miller is about a Christian Revivalist in Jamaica. Adamine Bustamante has the gift of warning. Floods, earthquakes and disasters; the spirit of God and Papa Legba helps her foresee them all, and invokes … Continue reading Review: The Last Warner Woman

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Review: How to Love a Jamaican

January 22, 2021 aminamakele

THE PLOT: How to Love a Jamaican by Alexia Arthurs is a short story collection about Jamaican immigrants and their families back home. The stories typically focus on one person who relates their love for another. From marriage to friendships, … Continue reading Review: How to Love a Jamaican

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