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020			_a9780887621345 (pbk.)
040			_cJCRC
100	1		_aClarke, Austin, _d1934-2016
245	1	4	_aThe Polished Hoe / _cAustin Clarke.
260			_aToronto : _bThomas Allen Publishers; _c2003.
300			_a462 p. ; _c24 cm.
505			_a" 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)
590			_aFisher copy: Pbk. ed.
650		0	_aWomen _zWest Indies _vFiction.
650		0	_aPlantation owners _vFiction.
650		0	_aWomen murderers _vFiction.
650		0	_aPlantation life _vFiction.
650		0	_aMistresses _vFiction.
651		0	_aWest Indies _vFiction.
856			_uhttps://www.dundurn.com/books/Polished-Hoe _zPublisher's Website
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