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A woman I won't forget ... a book that people will love. Diana Athill, Jean Rhys' publisher and award-winning biographer. My aunt's love of Dominica and its people is as freshly painted as if it happened yesterday. Katie Fforde, novelist. Elma Napier's remarkable memoir chronicles her love affair with the wild Caribbean island of Dominica. It began in 1932 when she turned her back on London's high society to build a home in Calibishie, a remote village on Dominica's north coast. There are tales of literary house parties, of war and death, smugglers and servants and, above all, of stories inspired by her political life as the only woman in a colonial parliament. She writes deftly about the island's turbulent landscapes and her curiosity about the lives and culture of its people. Elma Napier was born in Scotland in 1892, the daughter of Sir William Gordon Cumming, who was accused of cheating while playing cards with the Prince of Wales. After living in Australia for nine years, Nap

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      Publisher Papillote Press
      Published 18 June 2009
      ISBN-13 9780953222445
      978-0953222445
      ISBN-10 0953222446
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      Book Synopsis
      A woman I won't forget ... a book that people will love. Diana Athill, Jean Rhys' publisher and award-winning biographer. My aunt's love of Dominica and its people is as freshly painted as if it happened yesterday. Katie Fforde, novelist. Elma Napier's remarkable memoir chronicles her love affair with the wild Caribbean island of Dominica. It began in 1932 when she turned her back on London's high society to build a home in Calibishie, a remote village on Dominica's north coast. There are tales of literary house parties, of war and death, smugglers and servants and, above all, of stories inspired by her political life as the only woman in a colonial parliament. She writes deftly about the island's turbulent landscapes and her curiosity about the lives and culture of its people. Elma Napier was born in Scotland in 1892, the daughter of Sir William Gordon Cumming, who was accused of cheating while playing cards with the Prince of Wales. After living in Australia for nine years, Nap

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