Between Islands - by Rhys Knowles (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

What happens between islands? Relationships rust, bodies get left behind, and desire spoils by starlight. In this marvellous meditation on insularity, exile, and the grey areas of being alive, Knowles risks an entirely new picture of paradise as a fickle archipelago of stunning confrontations, surreal routines, and termite-ridden attempts to love. Set across the islands and cays of The Bahamas, with sandy imprints of Marquez, Murakami, Mootoo, and Camus, this uncannily Caribbean collection brings together - and separates - an eccentric cast of contrary women and troubled men, each in search of their own form of terra firma.

Review Quotes

"Knowles writes evocatively about what it means to subsist on the spits of sand that often make up Caribbean island nations. These are tales of how to navigate and transcend the degrees of islandment or islandhood belonging to a country of 700 islands might impose on its inhabitants, and how to escape its crab coops without taking physical flight. Knowles' writing ranges from a fluidly rendered realism to a salty surrealism that will intrigue and captivate readers." - Annie Paul, Editor-in-Chief of PREE