Unburnable

Unburnable, a novel published in 2006 by HarperCollins/Amistad, was written by the Caribbean author Marie-Elena John (born in Antigua), who was also an Africa Development specialist in New York and Washington, D.C. prior to turning to writing. Unburnable is her debut novel. It is historical fiction, a murder mystery, neo-slave narrative, and multi-generational saga.

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