Island Queen: A Novel by Vanessa Riley - Used Viola Davis ”In this inspiring and moving

”In this inspiring and moving book

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Mari is a yōkai with the ability to transform into a terrifying monster

an expert at tracking humpback whales across vast oceans

working their transformations decades later

Island Queen: A Novel by Vanessa Riley - Used Viola Davis ”In this inspiring and movingRiveting and transformativeevocative and immersive by turns vibrant and bold and wisediscovering Dorothys story is a singular pleasure.New York Times (Editors Choice) A remarkable, sweeping historical novel based on the incredible true life story of Dorothy Kirwan Thomas, a free woman of color who rose from slavery to become one of the wealthiest and most powerful landowners in the colonial West Indies. Born into slavery on the tiny Caribbean island