From Harvey River - A Memoir Of My Mother And Her Island

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.

About the author

Lorna Goodison

Summary

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

Foreword

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

Product details

• Authors: Lorna Goodison, Lorna (Author) Goodison, Goodison Lorna
• Publisher: Atlantic Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2010
• EAN: 9781843549963
• ISBN: 978-1-84354-996-3
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 270 g
• Illustrations: integrated b/w photographs
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, Memoirs, Relationships and families: advice and issues