Books and Writers articles
Premier language books & teaching aids for children in Dominican and St. Lucian Creole It takes just three generations before a language is lost completely. We are seeing the emergence of 3rd generation Dominicans and St. Lucian’s living in the UK & US now. Out of 10 six year olds of Kwéyòl descent living in […]
The Boy From Willow Bend by Antiguan Author Joanne C. Hillhouse The Boy from Willow Bend tells the story of Vere, an Antiguan youth, with an irrepressible spirit which is tested as he comes of age amid poverty, loss, and hard knocks. The women in his life – his absent mother, long suffering tanty, rebellious […]
Granddaughter of the Windrush By Barbara Nnaemeka Barbara Nnaemeka had no idea what was in store when she arrived in England – cold weather, racism and a longing for home caused her to wonder if her dream was actually a nightmare. Granddaughter of the Windrush is a fascinating memoir of a young Barbadian’s determination to […]
Photography in Jamaica c.1845-c.1920: the David Boxer Collection. The sixteen sequences in this remarkable book display the changing landscape and the built environments of Jamaica, the principal agricultural industries, and the Jamaican people. In the section titled ‘Picturesque Jamaica’, the ravishing beauty of the island captured by nineteenth century practitioners is abundantly evident in breathtaking […]
Barbadian author puts Bathsheba centre-stage with new book Facing North – Tales from Bathsheba is a collection of short stories published by Barbadian author, Edison T. Williams. The ten intriguing stories span almost a century of Barbadian life from the 1930s to 2015 and beyond. The stories are told with humour and the insight of […]