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Under the silk cotton tree, Flora weaves tales of her village life. Tales of families and friends, strange neighbors and weird events. Tales of the jumbie in the tambranch trees, of the mermaid on the rock, of Miss Eva addressing God and the waves, of Miss Saigoo, swept away by the intemperate river. Tales of a sister’s death and a father’s neglect. Tales of pain and warmth, tragedy and joy.

A delightful slice of Grenadian life Under the Silk Cotton Tree marks the next great step forward in the career of an enormously talented writer.

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