Clarke, Austin,  1934-2016 <br/><br/>
The Polished Hoe / 
Austin Clarke. 
 - Toronto :  Thomas Allen Publishers;  2003. 
 - 462 p. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>" 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) 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780887621345 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Women--West Indies--Fiction.<br/>Plantation owners--Fiction.<br/>Women murderers--Fiction.<br/>Plantation life--Fiction.<br/>Mistresses--Fiction.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>West Indies--Fiction.