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Shirley from a Small Place

Alexia Arthurs

‘The highs and lows of fame, have been far better and far worse than both mother and daughter could have hoped for. Shirley is only twenty-seven.’

Alexia Arthurs

Alexia Arthurs grew up in Jamaica and New York. In 2017, she was awarded the Paris Review Plimpton Prize, and in 2018, published her debut short story collection How to Love a Jamaican.  

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