Did you know that the first St. Lucian novelist was Garth St. Omer (1968), followed by Earl Long (1995), Victor Marquis (2000), and McDonald Dixon (2000), with Stephen Dantes (2012) our most recent?
Our research indicates there are more than 47 novels by St. Lucians, and no less than 14 St. Lucian novelists of whom five (Garth St. Omer, Earl Long, Mc Donald Dixon, Julia Antoine [Ju Ephraime] and Anderson Reynolds) have written two or more novels.
Regarding St. Lucian Novelist, Dr. Julia E. Antoine, who publishes her romance novels under her pen name, Ju Ephraime, deserves special mention, since with more than 25 romance novels under her belt, she is by far St. Lucia’s most prolific novelists.
Jako Productions is proud to present a list of novels by St. Lucian nationals regardless of their place of residence or the setting of their novels. As we would like the list to be comprehensive, please alert us of any novels/novelists we may have missed.
| One Hell of a Prize by Julia Antoine (Ju Ephraime) ISBN-13:9780972878913 ISBN-10: 0972878912 Envision School Publishing, October 2018Under her pen name, Ju Ephraime, Dr. Julia E. Antoine has written more than 25 romance novels, too many to list here. Therefore, only her latest, One Hell of a Prize, is shown here. However, please click on Ju Ephraime for a full listing of her romance novels. |
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| The Stall Keeper by Anderson Reynolds ISBN-13: 978-09704432-6-7 ISBN-10: 09704432-6-9 280 Pages, Jako Books, January 2017 Set in the author’s hometown of Vieux Fort, St. Lucia, and using the American World War II occupation of the town as backdrop, The Stall Keeper provides deep insights into the forces that have shaped Vieux Fort. |
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| Prisnms by Garth St. Omer ISBN-13: 978-1845232429 ISBN-10: 1845232429 136 Pages, Peepal Tree Press, October 2015 |
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| Is It Love?: A Triangle Gone Square by Stephen A. Dantes ISBN-10: 1468545256 ISBN-13: 978-1468545258 316 Pages, AuthorHouse, February 2012 |
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| Saints of Little Paradise: Book One ‘Eden Defiled’ by McDonald Dixon ISBN-10: 1469190737 ISBN-13: 978-1469190730 372 pages, Xlibris, April 2012 Set in St. Lucia, the novel provides an account of the beginning of colonialization of the West Indies. It has been described as a story of romance and the eternal struggle to protect what was best in the indigenous civilization of early seventeenth century West Indies. |
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| Dance with Me by Maria Dolor ISBN: 978-1-4269-6973-7 (sc) ISBN: 978-1-4269-6974-4(e) 280 Pages, Trafford Publishing, May 2011 A romance novel set in St. Lucia. |
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| Misbegotten by McDonald Dixon ISBN-10: 1436393655 ISBN-13: 978-1436393652 248 Pages, Xlibris, February 2009 Set in St. Lucia in the era of the French Revolution, the novel tells the story of a woman freedom fighter’s (a maron or neg maron) battle against the English and her exploits in revenging the British murder of her parents. |
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| Love Me by Gemma Weekes ISBN: 070118115X ISBN13: 9780701181154 256 Pages, Chatto Windus, January 2009 Set in London and New York, Love Me is a coming of age and love story that reflects on race, migration and music. |
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| Rum Justice by Jolien Harmsen ISBN-10: 1405099054 ISBN-13: 978-1405099059 385 pages, Macmillan Caribbean, January 2008 A crime-mystery novel presumably set in the district of Vieux Fort, St. Lucia. |
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| A Troubled Dream by Jacques Compton ISBN 10: 1906190135 ISBN 13: 9781906190132 140 Pages, Hansib Publications, 2008 Tells the story of a young couple whose lives reflect the continuing dilemmas faced by West Indians in post World War II English society.. |
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| Leaves in a River by Earl Long ISBN-10: 1845230086 ISBN-13: 978-1845230081 208 Pages, Peepal Tree Press, December 2008 Presents a portrait of a rural Caribbean community faced with the hostilities of nature. |
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| Neg Maron: Freedom Fighters by Michael Aubertin ISBN: 1878433318 ISBN13: 9781878433312 188 pages, Caribbean Diaspora Press, December 2007 Set in St. Lucia in the era of the French Revolution, the novel dwells on the Marrons or Neg Marons fight against the English. |
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| The Brown Curtains by Clive Sankardayal (Guyanese National, resident St. Lucia and Canada) ISBN-10: 0970443250 ISBN-13: 978-0970443250 288 Pages, Jako Books, January 2006 The Brown Curtains follows a group of Guyanese professionals as they migrate to St. Lucia to take advantage of better pay, as such the novel presents a lesson in racial, cultural and religious tolerance. |
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| Death by Fire by Anderson Reynolds ISBN:0-9704432-1-8 197 Pages, Jako Books, January 2001 A novel set in St. Lucia that dwells on the relationship between two single mothers and their sons and how the nature of these mother-son relationships influences how the sons turn out. In the process, the novel delves into the history and culture of the island. |
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| Search by Victor Marquis ISBN: 976-95040-1-7 182 Pages, Voice Publishing, January 2000 An adventure story set in New York City and Kenya. |
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| Slicer by Earl Long ISBN: 059508978X ISBN13: 9780595089789 212 pages, Writers Club Press, February 2000 |
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| Season of Mist by McDonald Dixon ISBN: 1425769438 ISBN13: 9781425769437 188 Pages, Xlibris, December 2000 Set in St. Lucia in the era of the French Revolution, the novel tells the story of a woman freedom fighter’s (a maroon or Neg Maron) battle against the British and her exploits in revenging the murder of her parents by the hands of the British. |
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| Voices from a Drum by Earl Long ISBN-10: 058228709X ISBN-13: 978-0582287099 152 Pages, Addison Wesley, 1996 |
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| Consolation by Earl Long ISBN: 0582239133 ISBN13: 9780582239135 156 pages, Addison-Wesley, January 1995 A novel set in a fictional village (meant to be Mon Repos) in a fictional Caribbean island (meant to be St. Lucia) that warns of the dangers of rapid or uncontrolled development. |
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| J—, Black Bam and the Masqueraders by Garth St. Omer ISBN-10: 1845232437 ISBN-13: 978-1845232436 136 Pages, Peepal Tree Press, April 2016 First published by Farber and Farber 1972 |
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| Nor Any Country by Garth St. Omer ISBN-10: 1845232291 ISBN-13: 978-1845232290 124 Pages, Peepal Tree Press, January 2014 First published by Farber and Farber 1969 |
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| Shades of Grey (Two novellas–Lights on the Hill and Another Time, Another Place) by Garth St. Omer ISBN-10: 1845230922 ISBN-13: 978-1845230920 192 Pages, Peepal Tree Press, January 2014 First published by Farber and Farber 1968 |
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| A Room on the Hill by Garth St. Omer ISBN-10: 1845230930 ISBN-13: 978-1845230937 Paperback: 160 pages, Peepal Tree Press, April 2012 First published by Farber and Farber 1968 |