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Island queen : a novel

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    Running Time: 21:16 hrs
    Narrator: Adjoa Andoh
    Publisher:
    HarperAudio, 2021
    Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.
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    Certified Accessible By: National Network for Equitable Library Service
    Running Time: 21:16 hrs
    Narrator: Adjoa Andoh
    Publisher:
    BC Libraries Cooperative, 2024
    Note: This book was produced with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.

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  • Author: Riley, Vanessa
    Contributor: Andoh, Adjoa
    Edition: Unabridged
    Date:
    Created
    2021
    Summary:

    Born into slavery on the tiny Caribbean island of Montserrat, Dorothy bought her freedom, and that of her sister and her mother, from her Irish planter father. Rising above the harsh realities of slavery and colonialism, she built a legacy of wealth and power as an entrepreneur, merchant, hotelier, and planter. Leveraging the competing attentions of the men in her, life, Doll answered to no one but herself as she rose to rose to power and autonomy against all odds.

    Genre:
    Historical fiction
    Subject(s): Businesspeople, Black | Businesswomen | Freed persons
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9780063002876