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Journal Entry 1 by Edwardstreet from Lower Hutt, Wellington Province New Zealand on Friday, June 29, 2018
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Journal Entry 2 by Edwardstreet at —- by hand, post, or courier in Wellington City, Wellington Province New Zealand on Monday, August 20, 2018
Released 5 yrs ago (8/20/2018 UTC) at —- by hand, post, or courier in Wellington City, Wellington Province New Zealand
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From the winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize comes a mesmerising, powerful, inspiring and beautifully controlled story of a mother's loss of her son to the world of gang crime, and her memories of life in the Caribbean. At the news of what has happened to her son BJ, Idora Morrison collapses in her basement apartment. For four days and nights she retreats into a vortex of memory, pain, and disappointment that becomes a riveting exposé of her life as a black immigrant from the Caribbean. While she struggled to make ends meet for twenty-five years, her deadbeat husband abandoned her for a better life in New York. Left alone to raise her son, Idora has done her best to survive against immense odds. But now that BJ has disappeared into a life of crime, she recoils from his loss and tries to understand how her life has spiralled into this tragic place. More is an extraordinary story of oppression, redemption and hope. From a master of the novel form, this is very much a book for our times. 'MORE may stand as one of the crowning achievements of Clarke's career' QUILL & QUIRE 'a novelist of exceptional gifts' NEW YORK tIMES
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This author was born in Barbados as is the main character.
From the winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize comes a mesmerising, powerful, inspiring and beautifully controlled story of a mother's loss of her son to the world of gang crime, and her memories of life in the Caribbean. At the news of what has happened to her son BJ, Idora Morrison collapses in her basement apartment. For four days and nights she retreats into a vortex of memory, pain, and disappointment that becomes a riveting exposé of her life as a black immigrant from the Caribbean. While she struggled to make ends meet for twenty-five years, her deadbeat husband abandoned her for a better life in New York. Left alone to raise her son, Idora has done her best to survive against immense odds. But now that BJ has disappeared into a life of crime, she recoils from his loss and tries to understand how her life has spiralled into this tragic place. More is an extraordinary story of oppression, redemption and hope. From a master of the novel form, this is very much a book for our times. 'MORE may stand as one of the crowning achievements of Clarke's career' QUILL & QUIRE 'a novelist of exceptional gifts' NEW YORK tIMES
Posted to the winner of the Authors from other countries sweep.
This author was born in Barbados as is the main character.
It's taken me four years to get to this book, but was worth the wait. A bit of a change of pace for me and it took a while to get used to the writing style. Enjoyable.
Journal Entry 5 by keeta1 at By mail / post / courier, By Mail/Post/Courier -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Released 1 yr ago (5/24/2022 UTC) at By mail / post / courier, By Mail/Post/Courier -- Controlled Releases
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A hitchhiking book off to kiwiinengland :)
Journal Entry 6 by kiwiinengland at Wellington City, Wellington Province New Zealand on Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Thank for you sending this one to me Keeta1