B.G. Bhagee: Memories of a Colonial Childhood
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B.G. is British Guiana; Bhagee is a fiery local stew.Philippa was the second daughter in a family of six children growing up in mid-20th century in colonial Guyana.She recounts her Sisyphean trials growing up a Carrington in Lot 10, First Street, Georgetown -- from the women's battles to the neighbours that never wore clothes to the relatives who walked with their shoes in their hands.Her stories come from a lost civilization of pre-independence stability just as the anarchic blessing of democracy came to the Caribbean.Her escapes came by winning scholarships -- first to Bishops, the prestigious girls' school where new trials and adventures awaited her, and later to Connecticut College.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1461192196
ISBN13:9781461192190
Release Date:July 2011
Publisher:Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Length:244 Pages
Weight:0.57 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.2" x 8.0"
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