Set against the backdrop of the turbulent1700s with slave revolts in the British colony of Jamaica as well as the American Revolution, The Master's Daughter is the story of the young mulatto Felice Henderson whose Scottish father Duncan Henderson acknowledges her parentage and takes full responsibility for her upbringing. The naive Felice is thrown into a world with which she is unfamiliar and must deal with her changing relationships with the slaves on the estate. When she meets a kindred spirit in Mulatto John, she faces the rude awakening of her status as a creole and a colonial. While not...
Set against the backdrop of the turbulent1700s with slave revolts in the British colony of Jamaica as well as the American Revolution, The Master's Da...
The Duppy Story was a staple of Jamaican life until probably in the late 1960s to early 1970s when television viewing became the preferable pastime to storytelling. This collection of duppy stories and other tales salutes the art of Jamaican storytelling and provides much needed belly laughs and a ton load of memories. These include the humorous chit-chat of Ambrosine Thermutis Smith and Big Bway stories, and introduces Mass Lebert and his Chrismus tale.
The Duppy Story was a staple of Jamaican life until probably in the late 1960s to early 1970s when television viewing became the preferable pastime to...
