The White Woman on the Green Bicycle: A Novel
"Engaging. . . . A firebomb of a book, revealing a slowly disintegrating marriage, a country betrayed and a searing racism that erupts in terrible violence. . . . This is a stunning book, and its depiction of an aspect of Caribbean life is well worth contemplating."-The Cleveland Plain Dealer"Roffey's explorations of longtime marriages, race, and the lingering effects of colonialism are insightful and often painful to read. . . . The true main character in this novel is Trinidad itself: its people, its customs, and its contradictions."-Nancy Pearl,National Public Radio"Few novels capture the postcolonial culture with such searing honesty as this Caribbean story told through the alternating viewpoints of a white British couple over the last 50 years. . . . The pitch-perfect voices capture the colonials' racism and sense of entitlement."-Booklist"A rich and highly engaging novel."-The Guardian"Roffey's evocation of Trinidad is extraordinarily vivid, the central relationship beautifully observed... deservedly short-listed for the Orange Prize."-Kate Saunders,The Times(London)"Heart-rending and thought-provoking, you will never again see the Caribbean as just another holiday destination."-ElleMagazine"Equal love and attention go into the marriage and the country at the heart of this Orange Prize short-listed novel... It's a book packed with meaty themes, from racism to corruption to passion and loyalty."-Seven,The Sunday Telegraph"Roffey's Orange Prize nominated book is a brilliant, brutal study of a marriage overcast by too much mutual compromise."-The Independent"A searing account of the bitter disappointment suffered by Trinidadians on securing their independence from British colonial rule and of the mixed feelings felt by a white couple who decide to stay on. An earthy, full-blooded piece of writing, steaming with West Indian heat."-London Evening Standard"[Roffey's] plot engages the reader through a gradual revelation of the past - slowly forming a melancholy whole."-Financial Times"Monique Roffey is a writer of verve, vibrancy and compassion, and her work is always a joy to read."-Sarah Hall--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.