Bibliograph

Island queen, a novel, Vanessa Riley

Type

Label

Island queen, a novel, Vanessa Riley

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 573-575)

Illustrations

maps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Island queen

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1257791970

Responsibility statement

Vanessa Riley

Sub title

a novel

Summary

"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"--, Provided by publisherBorn 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. -- adapted from jacket

Target audience

adult

Classification