A State of Independence
Caryl Phillips. Collier Books, $6.95 (158pp) ISBN 978-0-02-015080-0
Upon returning to St. Kitts after an absence of 20 yearsa homecoming that coincides with the island's independence from BritainBertram Francis realizes that he is a stranger to his family, friends and himself. PW found that ""few readers will be able to resist this man, whose honesty, lilting language and penetrating eye contribute to the hope that he will indeed make a new beginning.'' (May)
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Reviewed on: 04/01/1988
Genre: Fiction
Hardcover - 158 pages - 978-0-374-26976-0
Paperback - 160 pages - 978-0-679-75930-0
Paperback - 158 pages - 978-0-571-19679-1