Clarke, Austin, 1934-2016
The Polished Hoe / Austin Clarke. - Toronto : Thomas Allen Publishers; 2003. - 462 p. ; 24 cm.
" When Mary Mathilda of the West Indies' Birnshire Island confesses to killing a powerful sugar plantation owner, who she has served for more than thirty years and who is the father of her grown son, she sets off a devastating all-night vigil. Bimshire, 1952. The sergeant of the island's police force is called to hear a murderous confession. Layers of disturbing history unfold as Mary-Mathilda, fair-skinned mistress of plantation manager Mr. Bellfeels, weaves her intimate story of passion, motherhood and loss, culminating in a gruesome revenge." (Publisher's Website)
9780887621345 (pbk.)
Women--West Indies--Fiction.
Plantation owners--Fiction.
Women murderers--Fiction.
Plantation life--Fiction.
Mistresses--Fiction.
West Indies--Fiction.
The Polished Hoe / Austin Clarke. - Toronto : Thomas Allen Publishers; 2003. - 462 p. ; 24 cm.
" When Mary Mathilda of the West Indies' Birnshire Island confesses to killing a powerful sugar plantation owner, who she has served for more than thirty years and who is the father of her grown son, she sets off a devastating all-night vigil. Bimshire, 1952. The sergeant of the island's police force is called to hear a murderous confession. Layers of disturbing history unfold as Mary-Mathilda, fair-skinned mistress of plantation manager Mr. Bellfeels, weaves her intimate story of passion, motherhood and loss, culminating in a gruesome revenge." (Publisher's Website)
9780887621345 (pbk.)
Women--West Indies--Fiction.
Plantation owners--Fiction.
Women murderers--Fiction.
Plantation life--Fiction.
Mistresses--Fiction.
West Indies--Fiction.