The White Woman on the Green Bicycle: A Novel-Fast Shipping

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A beautifully written, unforgettable novel of a troubled marriage, set against the lush landscape and political turmoil of Trinidad—by the award-winning author of The Mermaid of Black Conch and Passiontide

Monique Roffey’s Orange Prize-shortlisted novel is a gripping portraitof postcolonialism that stands among great works by Caribbean writerslike Jamaica Kincaid and Andrea Levy.

When George and Sabine Harwood arrive in Trinidad from England, Georgeis immediately seduced by the beguiling island, while Sabine feelsisolated, heat-fatigued, and ill-at-ease. As they adapt to newcircumstances, their marriage endures for better or worse, despitegrowing political unrest and racial tensions that affect their dailylives. But when George finds a cache of letters that Sabine has hiddenfrom him, the discovery sets off a devastating series of consequencesas other secrets begin to emerge.