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The House in Bacolet

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Pub Date Sep 25 2025 | Archive Date Aug 31 2025

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White British couple Hugh and Julia Pennington buy an old church to convert on a former cocoa plantation on a Caribbean island.

Hugh and Julia want to ‘get involved’ in the life of their adopted island home. But they little suspect how much the past horrors of slavery, and their best intentions, will impact their lives.

White British couple Hugh and Julia Pennington buy an old church to convert on a former cocoa plantation on a Caribbean island.

Hugh and Julia want to ‘get involved’ in the life of their adopted...


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ISBN 9781845235970
PRICE £10.99 (GBP)
PAGES 290

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The House in Bacolet is a sumptuous and immersive trip to Tobago, that simmers with tension and upturns your expectations. As unforgettable as it is quietly unsettling, this is one book I will recommend again and again.

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