Monique Roffey

Biography of Monique Roffey

Monique Roffey is an award-winning Trinidadian-born British writer of novels, essays, literary journalism, and a memoir. Her most recent novel, The Mermaid of Black Conch (Peepal Tree Press, 2020), won the Costa Book of the Year Award and was nominated for eight major awards. She is a Senior Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University and a tutor for the National Writers Centre (Author Photo: © Matilda Hill-Jenkins).

In the video below, she talks about being a white woman in the Caribbean and other subjects.

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Eight Books by Monique Roffey

Passiontide

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The Mermaid of Black Conch

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House of Ashes

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Archipelago

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The White Woman on the Green Bicycle

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Sun Dog

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With the Kisses of His Mouth

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August Frost

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