Drumblair: Memories of a Jamaican Childhood
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Rachel Manley, granddaughter and daughter of two of Jamaica's national leaders, tells the story of the brilliant and artistic Manleys, Jamaica's most prominent and glamorous political family, and the... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0676970834
ISBN13:9780676970838
Release Date:January 1997
Publisher:Vintage Books Canada
Length:448 Pages
Weight:1.28 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"
Customer Reviews
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
If you want to learn more about Jamaica this book gives you an insight into the complexity of that island's culture and history. Ms Manley is an amazing writer.
Superb personalized history
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
An insider's view of the evolution of Jamaican democracy, from the viewpoint of a young girl growing up in the household of the most important family. Great writing, wonderful insights.
Brilliant
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
Drumblair is a warm, moving and almost impossibly well-written account of Norman and Edna Manley written from the point of view of their granddaughter. I got the book because I was interested in the subject, but read it twice because Rachel Manley writes with such a pure, clean prose, with emotion but not sentimentality, that you can't help but love this memoir. It may be the best book by a Jamaican author I've ever read, and it's certainly one of the best memoirs.
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