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From Harvey River
Lorna Goodison
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Description for From Harvey River
Paperback. As read on Radio 4, an irresistibly joyful memoir of mothers and daughters, and the importance of home. 'The book is a joy.. A bittersweet reminder to all Jamaica's exiles of what we have lost'. Independent Num Pages: 288 pages, integrated b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 264.
Lorna Goodison's family made their home in the Jamaican village to which her great-grandfather gave his name: Harvey River. Her mother Doris was a big-hearted lover of big stories and raised Lorna on tales of their family's - and Jamaica's - history. Gorgeously written with unashamed joy, From Harvey River weaves together memories with island folklore to create a vivid and irresistible story of mothers and daughters, family, and the ties that bind us to home.
Lorna Goodison's family made their home in the Jamaican village to which her great-grandfather gave his name: Harvey River. Her mother Doris was a big-hearted lover of big stories and raised Lorna on tales of their family's - and Jamaica's - history. Gorgeously written with unashamed joy, From Harvey River weaves together memories with island folklore to create a vivid and irresistible story of mothers and daughters, family, and the ties that bind us to home.
Product Details
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843549963
SKU
V9781843549963
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About Lorna Goodison
Lorna Goodison is a poet, author of eight books of poetry and two collections of short stories. Her work has been widely translated and anthologized. In 1999 she received Jamaica's Musgrave Gold Medal. Born in Jamaica, Goodison now teaches at the University of Michigan. She divides her time between Ann Arbor and Toronto.
Reviews for From Harvey River
"'The book is a joy... A bittersweet reminder to all Jamaica's exiles of what we have lost'. Independent '[Lorna Goodison's] memoir of her large, boisterous familiy, bursting with all the colour and warmth of her Caribbean island home... Both a love song to Jamaica and a touching tribute to the bond between mothers and daughters.' Aberdeen Press & Journal"