A review by thearieslibrary
Windward Family: An atlas of love, loss and belonging by Alexis Keir

5.0

20 years after living there as a child, Alexis Keir returns to Saint Vincent. He describes his own experiences and others who have left Saint Vincent where Alexis discovers tales of exploitation, endeavour and bravery of those who try to find a home away from home. 

I have never devoured a memoir as fast as I read this one. This memoir is completely different to the others that I have read as it felt like it mixed fiction and non-fiction together where you hear about the author’s life as well as others that he feels connected to through them leaving Saint Vincent. I absolutely loved the writing, with how all of the POVs for together and found all of the stories so interesting but also at times, so emotional and heartbreaking.

⚠️ CWs: slavery, racist slur, racism, derogatory language, colonisation; mentions animal death, alcohol use, cancer, death and physical assault ⚠️