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Passiontide

By: Monique Roffey
Narrated by: Martina Laird, Burt Caesar, Ami Okumura Jones
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Brought to you by Penguin.

Four women spark a revolution on a Caribbean island – the electrifying new novel from the Costa-winning author of The Mermaid of Black Conch.

Early one morning, at the close of St Colibri’s carnival, a young female steel-pan player is found dead beneath a cannonball tree. It is a discovery that will transform the lives of everyone on this small island.

As the days pass, this shocking event draws together four women. There’s Sharleen, a journalist with an eye for the real story. Her childhood friend Tara, a pink-haired, straight-talking local activist. Gigi, the ‘notorious’ founder of the Port Isabella Sex Workers Collective. And Daisy, first lady of St Colibri, who is haunted by a disappearance in her own family decades ago.

In a community in which women’s voices are often silenced and violence against them is overlooked time after time, the group soon find themselves compelled to speak out – and to act. But even they could never have foreseen the consequences of their courage…

‘Vital, enraging and brilliant. I loved it’ SARAH WINMAN

‘Beautiful and important’ SAFIYA SINCLAIR

‘A vital novel… Fiery, funny and ferociously feminist’ DIANA EVANS

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the story tackled lots of difficult topics and did it pretty well. a decent listen overall

it's one to make you think

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Reminder that we can change the status quo if we unite. Loved the recognisable characters. Loved the authentic audio. Thanks for another amazing story that taps into our spirituality and connection. ❤️

An empowering tale about sisterhood 🌟

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A brilliant feminist novel that took me back to the old days of such political texts. But this time it’s from the POV of women of colour and there is also a male narrator. It’s gruesome in parts with some violence but none of it gratuitous. All the actors are excellent. For those who, unlike me, don’t understand patios listen to this. As a fan of MR’s other books I was happy to hear Black Conch mentioned.

Apologetical

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I loved how the story was narrated; It brought the whole thing to life

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I liked everything.
The accents were good and the storyline very intriguing and unpredictable

the flashbacks to the murder. the ending was unexpected.

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What might be if we Caribbean women went out en masse. You weep. You rejoice. You hope.

Amazing perspectives on femicide

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