From Harvey River

A Memoir Of My Mother And Her Island

Lorna Goodison author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Atlantic Books

Published:1st Mar '10

£9.99

Available for immediate dispatch.

From Harvey River cover

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

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

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 h

"'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"

ISBN: 9781843549963

Dimensions: 200mm x 130mm x 23mm

Weight: 270g

288 pages

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