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In a Fine Castle
Content Walker Murray comes of age in a colonial Trinidad and Tobago and witnesses the evolution of the islands form colony to republic and beyond. As she strives to find her place in a rapidly changing Tobago, the smaller isle of the twin island republic, she is forced to live the irony of the fact that the more humanity evolves the more human nature remains the same. Fettered by this reality she struggles to raise her family and fights to protect Charity; the child who mirrors her in appearance, from the life of high society and wealth which she unwittingly craves. Charity however is willing to stop at nothing to achieve her ambitions and in the end pays the ultimate price when she learns that life is not always what it appears to be In A Fine Castle.
Woman to Woman and Thanks to the Brothers
Woman to Woman and Thanks to the Brothers: are two separate anthologies of poetry dealing with womens issues and celebrating the positive spirit of the West Indian male respectively. Woman to Woman seeks to deal with the universal issues, which affect women. It discusses the joys and sorrows, heartaches and triumphs of motherhood, daughterhood, sisterhood, love and life. Themes with which every woman can identify Thanks to the Brothers proclaims the beauty of the spirit of the West Indian male and by extension the many dimensions of universal manhood. It is an open and honest assessment of the male gender given from the female perspective. Singly or taken as a whole these works are a celebration of life, love and humanity. They contain universal themes, which sometimes complement and at other times juxtapose each other, the positive and negative aspects of human relationships are represented with stark honesty. These two works transcend the borders of gender, race, culture and ethnicity, to touch the commonalties of all humanity.
Divisions
Divisions examines the truth behind the seemingly idyllic nature of the tropical paradise of Robinson Island. It lays bare the illusion of the happy, laid back islander whose motto is no worries, to expose the realities of fear, lust, corruption, lies, obeah, insanity and murder. Caught in the middle Erica Anne Porter finds herself being pulled in conflicting directions; unsure of whom to trust and what to believe, as her world slowly crumbles around her.
In D Mele
Puzzle and Activity book based on the history, culture and norms of the twin island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
Letters from Nigeria
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The Coming of Lights
Het leven van Balwant stort helemaal in elkaar als zijn ouders omkomen bij een ongeluk, waarbij hijzelf kreupel raakt. Tot overmaat van ramp komt hij in huis te wonen bij zijn tante en zijn altijd dronken oom. Balwant sluit vriendschap met zijn neef Savitri en samen proberen ze er het beste van te maken.
Mr. Ives' Christmas
Hijuelos' novel tells the story of Mr. Ives, who was adopted from a foundling's home as a child. When we first meet him in the 1950s, Mr. Ives is very much a product of his time. He has a successful career in advertising, a wife and two children, and believes he is on his way to pursuing the typical American dream. But the dream is shattered when his son Robert, who is studying for the priesthood, is killed violently at Christmas. Overwhelmed by grief and threatened by a loss of faith in humankind, Mr. Ives begins to question the very foundations of his life. Part love story--of a man for his wife, for his children, for God--and part meditation on how a person can find spiritual peace in the midst of crisis, Mr. Ives' Christmas is a beautifully written, tender and passionate story of a man trying to put his life in perspective. In the expert hands of Oscar Hijuelos, the novel speaks eloquently to the most basic and fulfilling aspects of life for all of us.
Builder & Contractor
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Selling Illusions
Since he immigrated to Canada two decades ago, Neil Bissoondath has consistently refused the role of the ethnic, and sought to avoid the burden of hyphenation -- a burden that would label him as an East Indian-Trinidadian-Canadian living in Quebec. Bissoondath argues that the policy of multiculturalism, with its emphasis on the former or ancestral homeland and its insistence that There is more important than Here, discourages the full loyalty of Canada's citizens. Through the 1971 Multiculturalism Act, Canada has sought to order its population into a cultural mosaic of diversity and tolerance. Seeking to preserve the heritage of Canada's many peoples, the policy nevertheless creates unease on many levels, transforming people into political tools and turning historical distinctions into stereotyped commodities. It encourages exoticism, highlighting the differences that divide Canadians rather than the similarities that unite them. Selling Illusions is Neil Bissoondath's personal exploration of a politically motivated public policy with profound private ramifications -- a policy flawed from its inception but implemented with all the political zeal of a true believer.
