The Boy from Willow Bend

The second of novel by Antiguan, Joanne C. Hillhouse, was

republished by Hansib Publications LTD, UK in 2009.

This brilliant ninety-five page novel, set on the island of

Antigua, exposes the small brutal world in which the central
character, an adolescent named, Vere, exists. It also delves
into themes of abandonment, economic migration, parent
surrogacy, abuse and the coming of age.

Joanne C. Hillhouse
Joanne lives in Antigua and from there she freelances across borders as a writer,
editor, writing coach, and workshop/course facilitator; and runs the Wadadli Youth
Pen Prize writing programme to nurture and showcase the literary arts.

Her fiction, non-fiction, and poetry have been

published in various international journals and
anthologies.

She is the author of seven books: two novellas, an

adult contemporary novel, a teen/young adult novel,
and three children’s picture books. She said: “The
Antigua I write about is the Antigua I live and breathe
every day, and I write it as we experience it, now.”