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1	Wide Sargasso Sea more books like this by Jean Rhys This novel declares itself to be the history of Mr. Rochester's first wife--the madwoman in the attic in JANE EYRE, described by Charlotte Brontë only as "a Creole heiress." Rhys was obsessed for years with the first Mrs. Rochester, and finally felt compelled to do justice to the figure to whom Brontë gave such short shrift. Rhys herself was torn ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.77! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Abeng more books like this by Michelle Cliff First published in 1984, this novel evokes colonial Jamaica as well as present day island life. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Hellion bride more books like this by Catherine Coulter Ryder Sherbrooke has been sent to Jamaica to investigate mysterious happenings at a farm. An accomplished rake, he is accustomed to chasing women, but beautiful Sophia Stanton-Greville seems determined to get him in bed. Why does everyone behave so strangely on this mysterious plantation? see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Annie John more books like this by Jamaica Kincaid Jamaica Kincaid's short story cycle concerns an Antiguan girl as she begins to separate from her mother, form her own personality, and come of age. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.64! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Jamaica Inn more books like this by Daphne du Maurier The coachman tried to warn her away from the ruined, forbidding place on the rainswept Cornish coast. But young Mary Yellan chose instead to honor her mother's dying request that she join her frightened Aunt Patience and huge, hulking Uncle Joss Merlyn at Jamaica Inn. From her first glimpse on that raw November eve, she could sense the inn's dark ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.44! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Doctor No more books like this by Ian Fleming Ordered to look into the murder of British agent Strangeways, James Bond travels to Jamaica to take on the dastardly Doctor No. In evidence are the usual 007 trademarks: fast cars, fast women, and a decidedly evil villain with plans of world domination, at any cost. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.43! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Small Place more books like this by Jamaica Kincaid Kincaid's powerful, angry essay on the effects of colonialism and tourism on the people of the Caribbean. see all copies from $6.00! new only from $6.64! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Lucy more books like this by Jamaica Kincaid Lucy, a 19-year-old au pair from the West Indies, is pleased with her employers, who seem to be urbane and perfect, and their four daughters. Yet as she grows closer to the family and perceives the cracks in the facade of their lives, Lucy must come to terms with her own sexuality, her feelings towards her mother, and the memories of her past. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	High Wind in Jamaica more books like this by Richard Hughes Two sensitive children make a violent voyage from the West Indies to England, and from innocence to experience, in this classic adventure novel, originally published in 1929. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Catch a Fire: The Life of Bob Marley more books like this by Timothy White CATCH A FIRE, Timothy White's in-depth study of Bob Marley, his life, times, philosophical inconsistencies, and business dealings, is perhaps the most authoritative overview of the late reggae superstar. Beginning with a disillusioned Marley near the end of his life at a chaotic concert for the newly independent state of Zimbabwe, White cuts away ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.32! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	How Stella Got Her Groove Back more books like this by Terry McMillan Stella Payne lives in a beautiful house near San Francisco, with her 11-year-old son Quincy. She works as a financial systems analyst for a salary that most would salivate over. She chose her career at the behest of her now ex-husband, who convinced Stella to leave her art-furniture business for something more lucrative. When Quincy goes to visit ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Cry of the Halidon more books like this by Robert Ludlum From the bestselling master of the high-voltage international thriller comes a must-read for every fan of vintage Ludlum. A scientist receives an offer he can't refuse--two million dollars for a geoogical survey of Jamaica's dark interior. But when British Intelligence gets wind of his mission, they let him in on a little secret--the last survey ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Tiger Prince more books like this by Sandra Brown Entering into a romance with the scandal-plagued Derek Allan, Caren Blakemore finds her stressful Washington job can only get worse, forcing her to make tough decisions about her professional and personal life. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.00! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Rule of the bone more books like this by Russell Banks In Russell Banks's bleak and compelling novel, Chappie is a punky teenager living with his mother and abusive stepfather in a trailer park. He falls in with a group of bikers and thieves, finally settling down in an abandoned schoolbus with a girl he rescues from a pedophile. There he changes his name to Bone and, eventually, meets an illegal ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.90! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Autobiography of My Mother more books like this by Jamaica Kincaid Xuela, a childless Dominican woman in her 70s whose own mother died while giving birth to her, tells the story of a life filled with tragedy and small triumphs: Sent at birth to live in the home of her father's washerwoman, she moves back to her father's house after seven years and must fend off the murderous rage of her jealous stepmother. The ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Rule of the bone : a novel. more books like this by Russell Banks Written in the tradition of such classics as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Catcher in the Rye, Banks' astonishing new novel tells the story of a homeless youth living on the edge of society--a lost boy who maps the cruel world that surrounds him with motherwit, humor, and appalling honesty. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.99! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	No Telephone to Heaven more books like this by Michelle Cliff Clare Savage is a light-skinned woman who travels to Jamaica in search of her place in the world. She encounters not a tourist paradise but the real world of Jamaica, and must face her own divided loyalties and their implications in her quest for self-knowledge. see all copies from $2.95! new only from $7.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Waiting in Vain more books like this by Colin Channer Jamaican-born Fire is charming, talented, and a man who's vowed to never play games again. Then he meets Sylvia, a beautiful magazine editor who keeps her passions under lock and key. Together they try to connect, disconnect, and reconnect amid conflicting desires and wounds from the past. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	My Brother more books like this by Jamaica Kincaid Jamaica Kincaid writes candidly and with affection about her gifted brother, who died of AIDS at 33 after a troubled life. In the process, she evokes her growing up on the island of Antigua, and the terrifying woman who is her mother. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Tell My Horse: Voodoo and Life in Haiti and Jamaica more books like this by Zora Neale Hurston Published in 1938, Hurston's second book about black folklore chronicles her own experiences with voodoo in Haiti and Jamaica. She also writes about the politics of the islands. see all copies from $7.00! new only from $9.01! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	My Garden (Book) more books like this by Jamaica Kincaid Novelist Jamaica Kincaid writes about her Vermont garden, as well as about gardening books, seed catalogues, famous gardens she has visited, and her life in the Caribbean where she grew up. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	No Woman No Cry: My Life with Bob Marley more books like this by Rita Marley, Hettie Jones As the wife of the reggae superstar Bob Marley, Rita Marley had to endure more than the usual invasions of privacy by journalists and autograph seekers. She narrowly escaped death during an assassination attempt on her husband; meanwhile, he openly conducted affairs with a revolving cast of women, fathering children with many of them. The story of ... see all copies from $5.55! new only from $6.58! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Kebra Nagast: The Lost Bible of Rastafarian Wisdom and Faith from Ethiopia and Jamaica more books like this by Gerald Hausman (Editor), Ziggy Marley (Illustrator) Handed down orally from generation to generation in Rastafarian and West Indies culture, the Kebra Negast has not been available in English translation since 1922. Because the subject of the text presents an African view of the Old and New Testament, the Kebra Negast has long been prohibited in many Caribbean nations and this ban is enforced even ... see all copies from $10.84! new only from $12.66! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	At the Bottom of the River more books like this by Jamaica Kincaid This collection of lyrical short fiction is drawn from Kincaid's Caribbean childhood, and provides a vivid glimpse of a vibrant culture. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.01! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Mr. Potter more books like this by Jamaica Kincaid The eponymous Mr. Potter--father of Lucy in the novel of the same name--is based on Kincaid's own father. His life is narrated here by his daughter Elaine, beginning with his teenage mother's suicide when he was 5 years old, and ending with his death at the age of 70. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions

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