Shad is a charming and very likeable sleuth -- who better than a bartender to know all the local scuttlebutt? As one reviewer put it, "How can you possibly resist a hero who cools tempers in a heated political exchange by putting on some classic Toots and the Maytals reggae music to get the vibe back on track?"
Gillian Royes is a native of Jamaica and she brings the setting and the people to vivid life. This isn't the tourist's Jamaica but the off-the beaten-track, small village island life, where the local obeah man can provide a woman in danger with Oil of Protection -- and it'll work!
Gillian was a member of my workshop at Wildacres last summer where we got a peek at the next Shad book. Goat Woman is a fine read, especially if you'd enjoy a taste of island life.
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I don't read books anymore, but your review makes it sound great!
Pourquoi ce titre ? L'héroïne vit-elle au milieu des chèvres ? est--elle couverte d'une peau de chèvre ?
nice...adding it to the list, will give it a try...
Miss Yves - The woman lives on a small island with a dog and a goat for company. The villagers on the mainland call her the goat woman.
I suspect that it was chosen as title because it sounded intriguing. The goat doesn't play much of a part.
Though it would have been interesting if she were covered in goat skins, a la Robinson Crusoe...
An interesting novel about the warm islands sounds like a good winter read. Thanks for the heads up.
sounds interesting.
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