The True History of Paradise
by Margaret Cezair-Thompson | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 9780755347049 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 9780755347049 Global Overview for this book
Registered by MarthaK-H of Lewisham, Greater London United Kingdom on 2/19/2009
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
2 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by MarthaK-H from Lewisham, Greater London United Kingdom on Thursday, February 19, 2009
I really enjoyed The Pirate's Daughter so look forward to reading this one.
Amazon Product Description:
From the acclaimed author of THE PIRATE'S DAUGHTER comes a story of three women born into the divided, troubled paradise of Jamaica.
Easter, 1981. With Jamaica in a state of emergency, the Landing family gathers to bury one of its own. For Monica Landing, who had not spoken to her daughter for fifteen years, the death of Lana is the cruellest kind of loss. For Lana's youngest sister, Jean, it is an imcomprehensible tragedy. All she knows is that her beloved homeland holds no future for her. But flight means crossing a landscape where soldiers turned executioners and armed gangs rule. It means making her way through the memories that engulf her, with perhaps the only man she has ever loved by her side. THE TRUE HISTORY OF PARADISE captures the grace, beauty and brutality that are indelible parts of the Jamaican experience.
Amazon Product Description:
From the acclaimed author of THE PIRATE'S DAUGHTER comes a story of three women born into the divided, troubled paradise of Jamaica.
Easter, 1981. With Jamaica in a state of emergency, the Landing family gathers to bury one of its own. For Monica Landing, who had not spoken to her daughter for fifteen years, the death of Lana is the cruellest kind of loss. For Lana's youngest sister, Jean, it is an imcomprehensible tragedy. All she knows is that her beloved homeland holds no future for her. But flight means crossing a landscape where soldiers turned executioners and armed gangs rule. It means making her way through the memories that engulf her, with perhaps the only man she has ever loved by her side. THE TRUE HISTORY OF PARADISE captures the grace, beauty and brutality that are indelible parts of the Jamaican experience.
Journal Entry 2 by MarthaK-H from Lewisham, Greater London United Kingdom on Saturday, July 11, 2009
Sadly I read this in a rather disjointed fashion over a busy week and weekend & feel that it lost some of its flow for me. However when I got into it I enjoyed the backdrop of Jamaican history & the lives of the characters. It weaves in and out of different time frames & I think that it was threw me off a bit - I recommend reading it when you are distraction free!
Journal Entry 3 by MarthaK-H at Summersault Coffee House and Emporium in Rugby, Warwickshire United Kingdom on Friday, August 28, 2009
Released 14 yrs ago (8/29/2009 UTC) at Summersault Coffee House and Emporium in Rugby, Warwickshire United Kingdom
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
Taking along to the meet to add to the table of books. If not picked up from there it will be released on a walk around Rugby after lunch.
Happy reading!!
Taking along to the meet to add to the table of books. If not picked up from there it will be released on a walk around Rugby after lunch.
Happy reading!!
Picked up at the meet at Rugby earlier today. I think I'll enjoy this one. Thanks for bringing it along, Martha, and it was lovely to see you!
Journal Entry 5 by Beqi at Telephone Box Book Exchange, West Street, Weedon. in Weedon, Northamptonshire United Kingdom on Saturday, August 6, 2022
Released 1 yr ago (8/7/2022 UTC) at Telephone Box Book Exchange, West Street, Weedon. in Weedon, Northamptonshire United Kingdom
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
Taking some books to the brilliant phone box book exchange at Weedon, Sunday 7th August 2022.
