01706cam a2200349 4500 507080397 TxAuBib 20210921120000.0 210622s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u bl2021015700 9780063002845 HRD 27.99 0063002841 HRD 27.99 TxAuBib Riley, Vanessa. Island queen [BOOK] : a novel / Vanessa Riley. First edition. New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021] 575 pages : map ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (pages 573-575). Born into slavery on the tiny Caribbean island of Montserrat, Dorothy bought her freedom, and that of her sister and her mother, from her Irish planter father. Rising above the harsh realities of slavery and colonialism, she built a legacy of wealth and power as an entrepreneur, merchant, hotelier, and planter. Leveraging the competing attentions of the men in her life, Doll answered to no one but herself as she rose to rose to power and autonomy against all odds. Provided by publisher. 20210921. Freedmen Montserrat Fiction. Businesswomen Montserrat Fiction. Businesspeople, Black Montserrat Fiction. Women slaves Fiction. Women, Black Fiction. Women, Black History Fiction. Montserrat Fiction. West Indies Fiction. Historical fiction. Biographical fiction.