From the WINNER OF THE FORWARD PRIZE FOR BEST COLLECTION 2014 , a novel about a young Jamaican woman with a gift of prophecy embarks on a journey that will take her from a leper colony, to revivalist meetings, then to England.
From the WINNER OF THE FORWARD PRIZE FOR BEST COLLECTION 2014, a novel about a young Jamaican woman with a gift of prophecy embarks on a journey that will take her from a leper colony, to revivalist meetings, then to England.
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From the WINNER OF THE FORWARD PRIZE FOR BEST COLLECTION 2014 , a novel about a young Jamaican woman with a gift of prophecy embarks on a journey that will take her from a leper colony, to revivalist meetings, then to England.
From the WINNER OF THE FORWARD PRIZE FOR BEST COLLECTION 2014, a novel about a young Jamaican woman with a gift of prophecy embarks on a journey that will take her from a leper colony, to revivalist meetings, then to England.
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Adamine Bustamante is born in Jamaica, inside one of the islands last leper colonies. When she goes to a Revivalist Church, she discovers her gift of warning. But no one has bothered to warn Adamine that when she migrates to England her prophecies of hurricanes and earthquakes will no longer be respected. People will think she is crazy and lock her away in a mental hospital.
Now an old woman, Adamine wants to tell her own story but she must compete with Mr Writer Man the novelist who is twisting her words for his own book and Adamine doesn't know why.In a story about magic and migration, about stories and storytelling, we discover it is never one person who owns a story, or who has the right to tell it.Critic Reviews
“'One woman's tragic tale, beautifully told'”
One woman's tragic tale, beautifully told INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
A magical tale of beliefs and superstition... HUDDERSFIELD DAILY EXAMINER
A warm, wry tale with a metatextual twist. SUNDAY HERALD
About the Author
Kei Miller was born in Jamaica in 1978. He is currently teaching Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow. He has published several collections of poetry and a book of short stories, Fear of Stones, which was published by Macmillan Caribbean and was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize For Best First Book.
Adamine Bustamante is born in Jamaica, inside one of the islands last leper colonies. When she goes to a Revivalist Church, she discovers her gift of warning. But no one has bothered to warn Adamine that when she migrates to England her prophecies of hurricanes and earthquakes will no longer be respected. People will think she is crazy and lock her away in a mental hospital.Now an old woman, Adamine wants to tell her own story but she must compete with Mr Writer Man the novelist who is twisting her words for his own book and Adamine doesn't know why.In a story about magic and migration, about stories and storytelling, we discover it is never one person who owns a story, or who has the right to tell it.
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