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Kristine Simelda was born in the U.S. and writes from Dominica, the Nature Island of the Caribbean, where she has lived since 1994.

During this time, she created her own imprint, River Ridge Press, Dominica, which has published four books: three adult novels - A Face in the River, 2015; River of Fire, 2016; and Nobody Owns the Rainbow, 2017) - and a novella for young adults, Back to the River, 2019.

Having lived in the Caribbean region for so long, she is concerned with the big picture from a small island perspective. She believes good fiction should always have a moral purpose; it should reach out to the reader and create empathy for the alternate point of view. Accordingly, Kristine's literary themes cover cross-cultural misunderstanding ...more

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	Nobody Owns The Rainbow: A Caribbean Adventure Romance 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Face in the River 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Climbing Jacko's Steps - Terror in the Rainforest : A Maxine Alexander Mystery, Book I (Maxine Alexander Mysteries 1) 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Back to The River 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	River of Fire 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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River Ridge Review: The Eleventh Hour by Salman Rushdie

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I have heard it said that everyone brings a different perspective to literature. Maybe it’s me that’s off, but lately I’ve had a hard time finding a book that moves me. Critically acclaimed fiction has left me flat. Books that were given a plethora of stars on Goodreads, I found inauthentic and chose not to review. Added to that is our inaccessible library in Roseau—no pla

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