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Violence
Barely any
Mild; colonial historical context
Language
None
No strong language
Sexual Content
Some
Moderate adult romantic content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Significant; questions of racial identity, belonging, and the complex legacy of colonial history in the Caribbean
What this book is about
Curdella Forbes's lyrical Jamaican novel follows Moshe, a pale-skinned boy of mysterious origin who arrives in a Jamaican village and is raised as family, and his lifelong bond with Arrienne, the girl who becomes his world. Forbes weaves together the legacy of Caribbean history — sugar, colonialism, racial complexity, spiritual tradition — into a story about belonging, love, and identity that is one of the most original Caribbean novels of recent decades.
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Colonial history themes
Racial identity and belonging
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