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rev. lionheart gal: life stories of jamaican women by sistren with honor ford-smith

Submitted by alice on Fri, 2005-02-25 21:17. book reviews

A collection of testimonials of restistance by Jamaican women.

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Rev. Crick Crack, Monkey by Merle Hodge

Submitted by alice on Wed, 2005-02-09 21:54. book reviews

A young Trinidadian girl finds herself experiencing ambivalence for her childhood, torn between her love for the strong yet impoverished Tantie and her fear of the materialist, native informing Aunt Beatrice.

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Rev. Cereus Blooms at Night by Shani Mootoo

Submitted by alice on Sun, 2005-02-06 17:45. book reviews
 
Mootoo glimpses moments in the lives of three individuals, Tyler and Ambrose, whose fluid gender identities entwine to create a utopian, platonic love, and Mala, a traumatized old woman whose past of sexual abuse and internalized racism have rendered her silent. Together, their individual stories become entangled as each offers hope and friendship to the others.
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Rev. The Swinging Bridge by Ramabai Espinet

Submitted by alice on Sun, 2005-02-06 17:40. book reviews

An Indo-Trinidadian woman, now in Montreal, must confront her self through her own past as well as her ancestors', despite enduring institutionalized as well as internalized racism, sexual and emotional abuse, and death.

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