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Island Queen : A Novel by Riley, Vanessa is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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A Remarkable, Sweeping Historical Novel Based On The Incredible True Life Story Of Dorothy Kirwan Thomas, A Free Woman Of Color Who Rose From Slavery To Become One Of The Wealthiest And Most Powerful Landowners In The Colonial West Indies. Born Into Slavery On The Tiny Caribbean Island Of Monserrat, Doll Bought Her Freedom--and That Of Her Sister And Her Mother--from Her Irish Planter Father And Built A Legacy Of Wealth And Power As An Entrepreneur, Merchant, Hotelier, And Planter That Extended From The Marketplaces And Sugar Plantations Of Dominica And Barbados To A Glittering Luxury Hotel In Demerara On The South American Continent. Vanessa Riley's Novel Brings Doll To Vivid Life As She Rises Above The Harsh Realities Of Slavery And Colonialism By Working The System And Leveraging The Competing Attentions Of The Men In Her Life: A Restless Shipping Merchant, Joseph Thomas; A Wealthy Planter Hiding A Secret, John Coseveldt Cells; And A Roguish Naval Captain Who Will Later Become King William Iv Of England. From The Bustling Port Cities Of The West Indies To The Forbidding Drawing Rooms Of London's Elite, Island Queen Is A Sweeping Epic Of An Adventurer And A Survivor Who Answered

Who reads Island Queen : A Novel?

Author

Riley, Vanessa

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9780063115033

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Historical Fiction, Fiction

Rating

4.4 / 5 (839 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14