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      The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts

      Soraya Palmer

      A dazzling debut novel weaving together Caribbean myth and the contemporary story of multiple generations of one immigrant family

      $32.99

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      The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts

      Soraya Palmer

      'A beautiful ode to the power of storytelling, this novel is steeped in the folklore of the Caribbean and weaves a powerful narrative of identity, trauma, resilience and hope' Eleanor…

      $27.99

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      The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts: A Novel

      Soraya Palmer

      Two Jamaican-Trinidadian sisters in Brooklyn, Zora and Sasha Porter, drifting apart as they bear witness to their father's violence and their mother's worsening illness, must come together to answer to…

      $58.99

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