Prospero's Daughter: A Novel

Set on a Caribbean island in the grip of colonialism, this novel is "masterful . . . simply wonderful . . . [an] exquisite retelling of The Tempest" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).

When Peter Gardner's ruthless medical genius leads him to experiment on his unwitting patients—often at the expense of their lives—he flees England, seeking an environ where his experiments might continue without scrutiny. He arrives with his three-year-old-daughter, Virginia, in Chacachacare, an isolated islan...