🇩🇲Dominica

Rhys and Allfrey were born in Dominica, but their books extend beyond the island and any single social perspective. The Orchid House examines a planter family through Lally’s voice, while Allfrey’s shorter forms add stories and poetry. Shillingford changes the tone with crime stories featuring an amateur detective. Begin with Wide Sargasso Sea or The Orchid House, and approach Allfrey’s poems as a separate route.