Tiphanie Yanique: 2 books
How to Escape from a Leper Colony
A Novella and Stories
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2012
An enthralling debut collection from a singular Caribbean voice
For a leper, many things are impossible, and many other things are easily done. Babalao Chuck said he could fly to the other side of the island and peek at the nuns bathing. And when a man with no hands claims that he can fly,...
Land of Love and Drowning
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2014
**Recipient of the 2014 American Academy of Arts and Letters Rosenthal Foundation Award
A major debut from an award-winning writer—an epic family saga set against the magic and the rhythms of the Virgin Islands.**
In the early 1900s, the Virgin Islands are transferred from Danish to...