In this riveting narrative of family, betrayal, vengeance, and murder, Lillian Baptiste is willed back to her island home of Dominica to finally settle her past. Haunted by scandal and secrets, Lillian left Dominica when she was fourteen after discovering she was the daughter of Iris, the half-crazy woman whose life was told of in chanté mas songs sung during Carnival: Matilda Swinging and Bottle of Coke; songs about a village on a mountaintop and bones and bodies; songs about flying masquerades and a man who dropped dead. Lillian knew the songs well. And now she knows these songs -- and thus the history -- belong to her. After twenty years away, Lillian returns to face the demons of her past, and with the help of Teddy, the man she refused to love, she will find a way to heal.

Set partly in contemporary Washington, D.C., and partly in post-World War II Dominica, Unburnable weaves together West Indian history, African culture, and American sensibilities. Richly textured and lushly rendered, Unburnable showcases a welcome and assured new voice.

About "In the Café with Mocha Book Club" :

In the Café with Mocha Book Club is an interactive book club, aired on the most popular African American radio station among Adults 25-54 in the Washington DC Area.  The book club promotes literacy and provocative discussion through the careful selection of targeted books that are geared to enlighten, engage and offer real solutions to the daily challenges and triumphs in the lives of everyday African Americans. Readers will connect with African American authors through live events, radio, pod casts and streaming video.