ASIN: B006IYFX18
Publisher: unknown
Pages: 145
SILVER MEDAL - JCDC CREATIVE WRITING COMPETITIONDiscover the side of Jamaica you've never seen before...The son of a white plantation owner befriends a slave girl, an ex-slave struggles with the challenges of emancipation, a poor girl from the country has to fight off the sexual advances of her employer, a retiring woman finds the strength to face an abusive husband...These are snippets from the lives of fictional Jamaicans from different generations in the country's history, each telling a different story but together providing a rich melange of cultures, people and history. This is the fascinating story of the woman with the diamond heart - Jamaica, land of love.EXCERPT:“Where you been? I been out there twen’y minutes knocking. Where the hell you been?” His voice was slurred and spittle flew from his mouth as he spoke.“Raphael…I was asleep.”“Asleep? You expect me to believe that? ...
