Description
| Product ID: | 9781843549963 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | From Harvey River |
| Subtitle: | A Memoir Of My Mother And Her Island |
| Authors: | Author: Lorna Goodison |
| Page Count: | 288 |
| Subjects: | Memoirs, Memoirs |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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 home. |
| Imprint Name: | Atlantic Books |
| Publisher Name: | Atlantic Books |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2010-03-01 |