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Kristine Simelda

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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
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Kristine Simelda Hi Vince, I was looking for a way to phase Krystal, heroine of A Face in the River and River of Fire, out. My new heroine is Maxi, an aspiring Caribbe…moreHi Vince, I was looking for a way to phase Krystal, heroine of A Face in the River and River of Fire, out. My new heroine is Maxi, an aspiring Caribbean journalist who is the protagonist in the Maxine Alexander Mystery Series. Book 1 is Climbing Jacko's Steps-Terror in the Rainforest, and Book 2 is Bring Blessings Home-The Desperate Search for a Missing Child. Both books are set in Dominica and based on true-life kidnappings.(less)
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River Ridge Review: Social Justice Throughout the Ages

Dear Readers and Writers,

Question: What do the latest books by Jamaican Olive Senior and Egyptian-born Canadian author Omar El Akkad have in common? Answer: A quest for social justice in the face of cultural terrorism.

Olive Senior’s Young Adult novel Paradise Once recounts the massacre of the Taino people of the Caribbean by Spanish invaders through the eyes of four youthful survivors—three Taino

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