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Karen Lord
Karen Lord was born in Barbados. She has been a physics teacher, a diplomat, a part-time soldier and an academic at various times and in various countries, before returning to Barbados, where she is now a writer and research consultant. Her debut novel, Redemption in Indigo, won a slew of awards, including the Frank Collymore Literary Award, the William L. Crawford Award, the Kitschies Golden Tentacle Award for Best Debut Novel and the Mythopoeic Award, and was shortlisted for the World Fantasy Award. Redemption in Indigo, The Best of All Possible Worlds and its sequel, The Galaxy Game, are published by Jo Fletcher Books.
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The Galaxy Game
The sequel to critically acclaimed The Best of All Possible Worlds from award-winning Barbadian writer Karen Lord. For years, Rafi Delarua watched his family suffer…
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The Best of All Possible Worlds
'An engrossing picaresque quest, a love story, and a moving character study of two very different people coming to understand themselves . . . Lord…
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Redemption in Indigo
'A clever, exuberant mix of Caribbean and Senegalese influences' New York Times Paama's husband is a fool and a glutton. Bad enough that he followed…