Ambrosine Thermutis Smith is a fictional character from the equally fictional Guinep Hill, a small, unknown district somewhere in the Caribbean. She arrives in the United States and experiences the culture shock that is common to most immigrants from the Caribbean. The resilient Ambrosine finds ways to survive 'Foreign' and adapt to her new environment while maintaining her sense of humor and her love for her homeland. Ambrosine represents the displaced immigrant whose journey has been chronicled in numerous volumes. The story remains the same: the decision to assimilate or maintain one's...

A first time collection of poetry that is both inspiring and poignant, A Thin Volume of Poetry Due to Writer's Block spans decades and covers subjects like racism, mothers and daughters, and spirituality.

Cecelia's unexpected arrival from America on her mother's doorstep sends Bea into a panic. She must not let the neighbors know the fate that has befallen the child she has boasted about all these years, her 'wash-belly'. The family secret must be kept. But then, Cecelia disappears and Bea must find her before anyone else in the district does. With her sister Vi, she embarks on a journey between time, and struggles with her fears and superstitions, determined no one must know the darkness enshrouding her family. Vi ferociously battles her own demons and is determined to win, whatever the cost....

In this third volume of Country Gal a Foreign, Ambrosine is a seasoned Foreigner with 'expert' advice on surviving life in Foreign. Drawing on memories of her childhood, she still provides the reader with a belly-full of laughs. Have another belly-full courtesy of Ambrosine Thermutis Smith, the original country gal a Foreign.

Abigail St. John's life is completely turned upside-down when she loses her parents in a car accident at Christmas-time and she struggles to cope with the sudden upheaval in her life. But it is the secret Martin and Clarice St. John left behind that has her reeling and trying to find her feet, and she desperately searches for answers she's not sure she wants to discover. Is the secret best kept buried; best left where she found it? The two men in her life Jeremy Evans and Robert Fontaine themselves hold secrets which threaten to turn Abby's world on its side again. With the help of her...

This book is not meant to be a guide to or a manual on parenting. Nor is it meant to provide 'expert' advice. It is simply an observation of and a commentary on some of the things that the author personally has encountered both as a parent and as a somewhat impartial observer. Complete with anecdotes and examples, My Little Red Book on Parenting provides comic relief to the serious job of parenting.

My Little Red Book on Getting Older is an insightful and quirky look at the natural process of aging and society's perception and treatment of the elderly. It is not a manual; nor is it a guidebook. The author believes that each person is a journey unto himself or herself and must plot a path all his or her own. Witty and engaging, the book provides inspiration and a fresh look at an 'age old' topic. Part of the My Little Red Book series.