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Island Queen: A Novel

by Vanessa Riley

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Island Queen: A Novel by Vanessa Riley appears in NPR’s 2021 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around historical fiction, book club ideas, tales from around the world, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.

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