The Same Earth - Hardcover

Miller, Kei

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0753181746 ISBN 13: 9780753181744

Publisher: ISIS Large Print Books, 2008

Synopsis

It all begins with the theft of Tessa Walcott's polkadot panties and a river that changes course overnight...

When Imelda Richardson leaves the small village of Watersgate, Jamaica, armed only with one small suitcase, she is doing so for the second time. One of the throng of young Jamaicans who left the island after the devastating hurricane of 1974, Imelda's journey has taken her to England, to the home of ganja-growing rebel Purletta Johnson, the arms of fake Northerner Ozzie, and a law degree. But when her mother dies Imelda returns to Watersgate, choosing Jamaica over England. 1983 is still a couple of years shy of the great dancehall explosion in which artistes like Shabba Ranks would sing how he 'loved punany bad', and the village is still dominated by the Evangelical church and the thundering voice of Pastor Braithwaite. When Tessa Walcott's panties are stolen - and in the absence of Perry Mason - she and Imelda decide to set up a Neighbourhood Watch. But they haven't counted on Pastor Braithwaite and the crusading zeal of Evangelist Millie. As a Pentecostal fervour sweeps through the village, the tensions between old and new come to a head.

About this title

Review:

"Told with the rousing handclap of a spiritual and the crisp drum-beat of a folk song." "The Independent on Sunday""

Book Description:

A Jamaican Alexander McCall Smith meets Small Island by Andrea Levy

About this edition

• Publisher: ISIS Large Print Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0753181746
• ISBN 13: 9780753181744
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320