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In everyone's mind Martina is all set for university and why not? She is fully qualified and her father has taken full responsibility for Yvette, Miss Turner and herself. Not in a million years would anyone have thought that her life would have taken such a sudden slump which causes her to return to the inner city in disgrace. This is just the beginning of sorrows because fatherless and jobless, she is plunged into an eddy of challenges and the murky waters seek to drown her and wash away her dreams. However, Martina is a fighter and her resilience helps her to overcome her seemingly insurmountable obstacles.

In the mid 1920s an English family, Jonathan and Wilemina Gunn, and their two young children, Dunstan and Eliza emigrate to the Caribbean island of Jamaica. With help from locals they build a home in a remote rural location on the island's north coast. Previous perceptions of the island do not prepare them for the reality of the island's diverse Englishspeaking population that includes Negroes, East Indians, Chinese,Jews, Europeans and Syrians. This haunting saga exposes race relations, social class distinctions and alliances in a multi-ethnic society, that goes beyond the unforgiving landscape of war, turmoil, hardships and passions that proliferate even beyond Jamaica's shores. A sweeping historical novel that addresses World War II, and the involvement of the Commonwealth nations' allegiance to the 'Mother Country' while taking us on an unforgettable journey that gives credence to the saying, that the more things change, the more they remain the same.

Baker Street is the home of A Butter - yes, that is what everyone calls him - a destitute young man from the inner city, someone who is used to picking pockets and begging on the street. He suddenly has to take responsibility for his five children when the mother becomes gravely ill. Thrust into unfamiliar territory where he is the primary caregiver for his children, A Butter has to dig deep to find a way to live up to his responsibilities. A Butter becomes a good example for the youth of Baker Street, showing them that with hard work and ambition, they can make it in life no matter the circumstances.

The Village Crook and Other Stories is a humorous and charming collection of short stories that highlights the traditions and idiosyncrasies of people from rural Jamaica. From Maas Fawni's trickery to Dudley the Lunatic's antics, you will be grinning from ear to ear or dying with laughter one minute, and shaking your head in disbelief the next, as you move from story to story. A must read for those who appreciate good literature reminiscent of 'old time Jamaica'.

Humorous and informative, this book captures the folklore, myths and beliefs of 'old time Jamaica' that have stood the test of time.How to know One's Future Spouse: In order to experience a premonition of whomever one's future spouse will be, it is advised by folk 'mystics' of old, that the seeker should eat an extra large mouthful of salted codfish just before retiring to sleep, on any chosen night. The seeker, also, should not drink water after having eaten the salted codfish, despite the upsurge of thirst that is expected to come before he/she goes to sleep. During sleep, it is said, a dream will unfold. The dream will reveal a clear picture of one's future spouse, most likely carrying a glassful of water.

This exciting collection of humorous children's stories of the Caribbean folklore character Anancy is to be enjoyed by children and grownups alike, who revel in the fantasy and mythical characters of the Caribbean's colorful heritage.

SEALY'S CARIBBEAN LEADERSIn this book, Theodore Sealy gives his personal perspective on some of the giants of Caribbean leadership. His penetrating text captures, for the reader, the individual personalities shaping aspects of Caribbean history which are today having a profound impact on the Caribbean people.Drawing on his journalistic skills, the author paints a picture of the life and times of the pre- and post Independence Caribbean - in a book which is long overdue, taking the reader into hitherto unexposed areas of decision-making.

This delightful book is written by the Englishman, married to a Jamaican woman who exposed him to the stories of duppies and supernatural happenings in her hometown, Porus, Manchester and different parts of Jamaica. The range of stories encompasses tales from Porus and Redberry, and Old Harbour in St. Catherine, and recalls the aftermath of the Kendall Train crash ( Jamaica's worst rail diaster). The book is a potpourri of authentic stories, some true, some ugly and sinister,some amusing.The book brings back all the childhood years of ghosts, gremlins and rolling calves, and brings to life the underbelly of a country devoutly religious , but yet open to the world of the 'bush doctor', replete with spirits and duppies.

Rastafari: The Messiah is an insightful view into the Rastafarian culture/religion never before explained in this manner. A must read for those who are interested in the philosophy and teaching of this group and its origin.

This is the story of the Tomlinson family's journey in Kingston, Jamaica, between the 1950s and 1970s. The Tomlinson family's dream becomes reality when they move from the inner city to a middle class neighbourhood in East Kingston. But their dream is short-lived. Arthur, the patriach and an alcoholic, in a drunken fury one night, orders his wife Rose to leave the house. Rose, a work-from-home dressmaker, leaves everything behind, and with her four children. the youngest still a toddler, flee to her mother, Mari, 'Granny'. The six of them share Granny's one-room quarters for months.Rose finds work, and they move from one tenement yard to another, settling on a rented house for all of them. By this time, Arthur's life spirals as he becomes more dependent on white rum. He loses his job as a fireman, then the family home, and takes refuge in a room upstairs his favourite bar. Rose continues to seek a better life. On an invitation letter, she goes to Toronto, Canada. She remains there after attaining work as a live-in domestic, leaving the children with their grandmother. Granny's love, however, is not enough to restrain the teenagers. Marcy, the youngest, has a boyfriend, who is taking her down a path of drugs and staying out late. Will Rose ever return to save her children from a life of of waywardness? Or is the Tomlinson family destined to a doomed life?

When the Sun and the Moon Ran Away is an exciting story that stretches the imagination of its readers. The story is about Marlon Moon and Sally Sun, two youngsters from outer space who meet and become best friends. Marlon Moon and Sally Sun, in an attempt to seek freedom from their responsibilities, run away from home but they cannot escape the watchful eyes of Old Man Cloud and his family...

Fight for Freedom is the story of those indomitable victims of slavery who, during 200 years, resisted and died to keep the spirit of individual liberty alive. Tacky, Three-finger Jack and Samuel Sharpe spring vividly to life along with lesser-known, sometimes nameless men and women. This book is full of insights into an important aspect of Jamaican History.

"...Obeah has power over ghosts. It has the ability to change them into all manner of creatures...which may then be sent to torment and harm the living."Fact or fiction, no one is certain but Brailsford has again accomplished the feat of delving into the traditions of the Jamaican people. He explores the supernatural world of obeah which is entwined in the lives of the common people of Jamaica. Jamaican Witchraft is a collection of stories centered on the practise of Obeah. Obeah is said to be the use of spells, rituals and amulets, which when used correctly can not only bring forth numerous misfortunes but even death. However, some of these stories reveal that these 'unexplainable' incidents can be explained with common sense. It therefore holds true that 'belief kills and belief cures'.

This book is a collection of short erotic stories with a distinct Jamaican flavor.The stories will make you laugh, lust and think; explicit in content, erotic in nature and thoroughly entertaining, Erotic Jamaican Tales takes you on a satisfying odyssey through Jamaica's sexual landscape.

This easy-to-understand introduction to Afro-Jamaican grammar "explains clearly and simply the basics of Jamaican patois. Most importantly I think the book has an important role to play in helping Jamaicans take pride in their language and see that it is not second-class" (Deborah Pruitt, anthropologist, Berkeley, California). (Foreign Language Studies)