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Dominica: Rhys’ House to be Preserved

Written byJanine Mendes-Franco
Posted 11 March 2009 13:56 GMT

Repeating Islands’ Blog reports that “Vena’s Guesthouse in Roseau [Dominica], which had occupied Jean Rhys’ childhood home…has closed its doors after several decades of operation”, adding: “The building…has a new owner interested in preserving…its history as the home of the island’s best known writer.”

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