TY  - BOOK
AU  - Clarke,Austin
TI  - The Polished Hoe
SN  - 9780887621345 (pbk.)
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Toronto
PB  - Thomas Allen Publishers
KW  - Women
KW  - West Indies
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Plantation owners
KW  - Women murderers
KW  - Plantation life
KW  - Mistresses
N1  - " 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)
UR  - https://www.dundurn.com/books/Polished-Hoe
ER  -