A PASSAGE TO ANYWHERE
(CAN-1997), ISBN 0-9699857-1-1
A Passage To Anywhere is a fictional account of a young man's passage from adolescence to adulthood in a small Caribbean Island (Dominica). He is beset by the stoicism of his father, the limited opportunities in the island and by the conflicts which almost destroy it. He is also torn between a desire to remain on the island and a compulsion to migrate in search of greater opportunities. He ultimately chooses the latter, but never quite frees himself from the ties which bind him to the island.
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DISTANT VOICES
(The Genesis Of An Indigenous Literature In Dominica.)
(CAN-1995), ISBN 0-9699857-0-3
The 305 square mile island of Dominica and its population of 75,000 has been regarded as being "possessed" by "a fatal gift of beauty". Its wild exotic beauty has hindered development although it has attracted North American and European sojourners since the late nineteenth century. Preoccupied with the grandeur of the island’s beauty, many visitors have been oblivious to the epic battle waged by the Dominican people to forge an identity wrought from the island’s colonial history. The book traces the literary rites of passage of the Dominican people from colonized mute to contemporary muse. It charts the process whereby writing about the island passed from the colonial apologist, to the North American traveller and finally to the Dominican writer. It explores the alienation in the works of Jean Rhys, the social realism in Phyllis Shand Allfrey’s fiction and the works of local writers including J.R. Ralph Casimir, Edward Scobie, Anthony Lockhart, Alick Lazare, Father Clement Jolly, Dr. Kay Polydore and that of the Frontline Poets. Most of all, the book portrays how the emerging Dominican literature mirrored political developments in the island as it struggled to establish a sense of identity during the twentieth century.
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THE ISLAND WITHIN
(CAN-()), ISBN ()
The tranquility of a small immigrant community is disrupted when a teenage member is accused of robbing one of his compatriots. The offence exposes deep schisms among the group and forces its members to reflect on their relationship with each other, their children and their country of origin. After a period of soul searching, the community rallies to the support of the offender and his family.
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IN SEARCH OF EDEN
(CAN-()), ISBN ()
Dominica, considered the "Nature Island" of the Caribbean, due to its pristine rain forest, has had a fascinating history. From Columbus' 1493 encounter with the island, the early resistance of its indigenous Carib peoples, and the liberation struggles of enslaved Africans, the island continues to face challenges as it navigates towards some sense of nationhood. In recent times, the island has had to fend off South African subversion and an invasion attempt by Ku Klux Klan members. Often confused with its bigger Caribbean neighbour, the Dominican Republic, Dominica's people are quietly engaged in addressing the problem of development peculiar to mini states. The essays in this work focus on the issues of political independence, national identity, environmental protection and local literature, alongside the core theoretical issues which confront all small developing countries today. (Co-authored with Gabriel Christian).
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THE JUMBIE WEDDING
(CAN-()), ISBN ().
A local beauty's life of hardship ends after she lands a job as a housemaid at the home of the town's magistrate. She becomes involved in a clandestine relationship with her employer and is soon pregnant. Her seafaring boyfriend discovers her condition and confronts her with near tragic consequences.
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H.E. FRANKLIN ANDREW BARON
(A Biography of Dominica's First Chief Minister)
CAN-(), ISBN ().
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EDWARD OLIVER LEBLANC AND THE STRUGGLE TO TRANSFORM DOMINICA
(CAN-()), ISBN ().
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