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From Harvey River: A Memoir of My Mother and Her Island

From Harvey River: A Memoir of My Mother and Her Island

by Lorna Goodison (Author)

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    Paperback 2010

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Synopsis

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.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 288
 Edition: Main
 Publisher: Atlantic Books
Published: 01 Mar 2010
ISBN 10: 1843549964
ISBN 13: 9781843549963
Book Overview: 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

Media Reviews
'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
Author Bio
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.