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Used books may not include companion materials, may have some shelf wear, may contain highlightingnotes. Brown girl in the ring novel midnight robber novel skin folk short story. Nalo hopkinson brought into being by the lamentations of three caribbean slave women, a powerful deity begins a search to discover herself and inhabits the minds of. The publication of the salt roads 2003, the latest novel by jamaicanborn, torontobased nalo hopkinson, is certainly one of these. Hopkinson won the warner aspect first novel contest for brown girl. Nov 26, 2004 buy the salt roads by hopkinson, nalo from amazons fiction books store.
The salt roads, nalo hopkinson, warner, 2003, 394 pp. Nalo hopkinson born 20 december 1960 is a jamaicanborn canadian speculative fiction writer and editor. The salt roads by nalo hopkinson a landmark work by a brilliant young author, the salt roads transports readers across centuries and civilizations as it fearlessly explores the relationships. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android.
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