The Separation: Torn Between Rastafarianism and Societal Norms: 1 (Fostering Through the Eyes of a Child: Volume) - Softcover

Tomlinson, Desmond

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1734250003 ISBN 13: 9781734250008

Publisher: Mangifera Bloom, 2020

Synopsis

FOSTERING THROUGH THE EYES OF A CHILD, VOLUME 1: In this volume, Desmond Tomlinson recounts his early childhood years on the tropical island of Jamaica and how his family was broken apart by the authorities. Together with his siblings, he was raised in a single-parent home. His father practiced subsistence farming and adhered to Rastafarian doctrines, including the then illegal use of marijuana in religious rituals. Desmond was homeschooled because his father feared public schools would result in a corrupt and oppressive "Babylonian" indoctrination. This lifestyle, being at odds with societal norms, triggered severe and irreversible consequences, including a violent attack by police. He and the other children were transferred to orphanages, divided, and placed in foster care. The mainstream Christian doctrines would replace the Rastafarian ones, and his family would never be fully reunited again.

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About the Author

Desmond Tomlinson, together with his siblings, was raised by his father In Jamaica. As a Rastafarian, the daily life he knew included marijuana, meditation, and chants. Shortly after his seventh birthday, his life was radically transformed when the authorities transferred him to an orphanage and eventually into foster homes. This set a series of events in motion, some tragic, that he recounts in his four-volume memoir. Today, Desmond lives with his family in the United States of America.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mangifera Bloom
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1734250003
• ISBN 13: 9781734250008
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160