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The West Indian
valerie browne lester, author
Set in the mid-1700s, The West Indian is a mystery, a romance, a slice of historical fiction, a narrative of colonial life, and one woman’s adventures and misadventures in Jamaica.
Surrounded by colorful characters, she sets the scene in motion. Sent to the Caribbean in an arranged marriage, she reveals her husband’s incestuous relationship with his half-sister, but succeeds in making the best of her situation.
Full of the flavor of life in the 1700s, with its sights and sounds and natural history, The West Indian picks up pace as it races towards its shocking conclusion.