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The Orchid House

by Phyllis Shand Allfrey

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$38.95

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Price:: $38.95
ISBN:: 9780813523323
Published:: Oct 01, 1996

Release Date:: 1st October 1996
Contributors:: Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert (Editor)
Publisher:: Rutgers University Press
Imprint:: Rutgers University Press
Pages:: 216

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Lally helps to raise three white sisters in the Orchid House on the Island of Dominica and observes as each flees to the cold northern lands of England and America only to return to their magical past and the man they love.

Introduction
The Days Before
Miss Stella Comes Home
Miss Joan Returns
Miss Natalie Arrives

PHYLLIS SHAND ALLFREY, novelist and poet, was born in Dominica, where her father was Crown Attorney. Her work has often been compared to that of her compatriot and friend, Jean Rhys. The novel has been made into a film for British television.

LIZABETH PARAVISINI-GERBERT an associate professor in the Department of Hispanic Studies at Vassar College. She co-edited Green Cane and Juicy Flotsam: Short Stories by Caribbean Women (Rutgers University Press).

Related topics: American Literary Criticism / American