ABRAHAM’S TREASURE This novel by Joanne Skerrett for young people is a terrific adventure story set in Dominica. Teenage twin brothers discover that treasure, buried during the days of slavery, is their rightful inheritance. In their search for the treasure, they have some bizarre experiences – and their enemy, an evil stranger, is never far away. Authors: Joanne Skerrett Paperback: 170 pages Publication date: November 2011 ISBN: 9780953222483 Price: £6.99 Order online
	A CARIBBEAN HISTORY – HILLSBOROUGH: A PLANTATION IN DOMINICA Be sure to make use of this exciting new resource. This educational pack – full of original research – tells the story of Hillsborough, one of Dominica’s most important and historic estates. It consists of 12 beautifully illustrated cards for learners with questions and activities, which is supported by a detailed booklet for teachers packed with information. Learn about the sweep of Caribbean history through the extraordinary tale of Hillsborough Authors: Kathy MacLean and Karen Mears with Polly Pattullo 12 full-colour illustrated cards with a 32-page booklet in a plastic wallet Publication date: October 2011 ISBN: 9780953222476 Price: £19.50 Order direct from Papillote Press.
	THE SNAKE KING OF THE KALINAGO This is the first children’s book from Papillote Press. It is written by primary school children from Atkinson School, Dominica, and is an adaptation of a traditional myth of the Kalinago (Carib) people of Dominica. It tells the tantalising story of the great snake, Bakwa, who comes out of the sea and goes into the mountains to live in a cave. When a local man, Maruka, goes to visit him, he is granted his three wishes. But then strangers arrive and the lives of the Kalinago are changed for ever. Text by children from ATKINSON SCHOOL, Dominica, with illustrations from Yet We Survive Paperback: 32 pages, colour illustrations Publication date: February 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9532224-6-9 Price: £3.99 Order online

HOME AGAIN: Stories of Migration and Return What is it like to be "back home"? This is a collection of real-life stories by Dominicans who have returned home after years abroad. Compelling, moving and intensely personal, it is the first account of these pioneering migrants. The book is illustrated by black and white photographs of lives spent both at home and overseas. Editors: CELIA SORHAINDO and POLLY PATTULLO Paperback: 248 pages, black and white photographs Publication date: August 2009 ISBN: 9780953222452 Price: £9.99 Order online

BLACK AND WHITE SANDS: A Bohemian Life in the Colonial Caribbean Set in Dominica, this is a remarkable memoir by Elma Napier, a Scottish-born aristocrat, who turned her back on London's high society to live on the island's remote north coast in 1932. She lived there until her death in 1973. Writer, environmentalist and politician, Elma Napier tells a story of building a house, of literary house parties and village gossip, of rainforest and hurricanes, of war and death. Black and White Sands is a testament to Napier's love for Dominica's turbulent landscape, her curiosity for its people and her political life as the first woman in a Caribbean colonial parliament. Author: ELMA NAPIER Paperback: 260 pages, black and white photographs Publication date: July 2009 ISBN: 9780953222445 Price: £10.99 Order online

 

YET WE SURVIVE: The Kalinago People of Dominica: Our Lives in Words and Pictures This book tells the story of a remarkable people. The Kalinago people (or Caribs) of Dominica in the eastern Caribbean are the last survivors of the indigenous peoples of the region - their ancestors largely wiped out after the European encounter. With their own words, photographs and paintings, this book offers an extraordinary insight into the Kalinago people as they see themselves today. Editor : MARY WALTERS Hardback : 40 pages, including colour illustrations and photographs Publication date : April 2007 ISBN13 : 9780953222421 Price: £9.99 Order online

 

MOST WANTED: Street Stories from the Caribbean An anarchic collection of short stories by Christborne Shillingford about the Dominican adventures of a very amateur private detective with a knack for getting in - and out of - trouble. Author : CHRISTBORNE SHILLINGFORD Paperback : 160 pages Publication date: October 2007 ISBN13 : 9780953222438 Price: : £6.99 Order online

 

IT FALLS INTO PLACE This is the first collection of the short stories of Phyllis Shand Allfrey, whose novel The Orchid House is a classic of Caribbean literature. Author : PHYLLIS SHAND ALLFREY Paperback : 144 pages Publication date : 2004 ISBN13 : 9780953222414 Price: £7.99 Order online

 

THE GARDENS OF DOMINICA The first guide to the glories of Dominica's gardens, past and present. Read about Dominica's gardening traditions, the history of who planted what, where and how. OUT OF PRINT Author : POLLY PATTULLO and ANNE JNO BAPTISTE Paperback : 64 pages Publication date : 1998 ISBN10 : 0953222403 Price: : £6.99

 

ROSEAU VALLEY GUIDE The revised Roseau Valley Guide provides an in-depth look at one of Dominica's most glorious valleys: where to stay, what to eat, what to explore - hot pools, cold waterfalls, rum shops, the Boiling Lake, dasheen puffs, yoga, hammocks, villages, and beyond all that - the drama of the rainforest. Publication date : 2007 (second edition) Price: £1.00 Order direct from Papillote Press.