Publisher's Synopsis
A young woman born in the suburbs of Paris - whose skin colour and memories of occasional childhood visits alone connect her to her father's native Guadeloupe - yearns to understand her lineage and her métis identity. Upon her request, her old aunt Antoine, the eccentric and indomitable family matriarch, unveils the history of the Ezechiel clan, and with it, that of the island over the course of the twentieth century. In a spirited account, punctuated by interludes from other family members, Antoine tells her life story. With lush language and vivid storytelling, Estelle-Sarah Bulle's 'Where Dogs Bark with Their Tails' examines the legacies of capitalism and colonialism, the loss of a beloved mother, what it means to be caught between worlds, and how we might reconcile past, present, and future.
