Tall Is Her Body

"After witnessing the brutal murder of his mother and uncle, young Fidel is taken from his quiet Caribbean home on Guadeloupe to live with his mother’s family on the nearby island of Dominica. There, life goes from placid to terrifying, with new people in his life either cruel, negligent or dying before they can save him. His ability to see spirits of the dead and his family’s belief in Obeah clashes with the strict teachings of his new Catholic school and, later, his life in Canada. The lush prose takes the reader on a journey across decades and continents. A magical realism tour de force where cultural identity confronts colonization."