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The long song [videorecording] / by Atwell, Hayley,1982-actor.; Belo, Mahalia,television director.; Lawrance, Tamara,1994-actor.; Lowden, Jack,1990-actor.; Parekh, Roopesh,1973-television producer.; Williams, Sarah(Sarah B.),screenwriter.; television adaptation of (work):Levy, Andrea,1956-2019.Long song.; PBS Distribution (Firm),distributor.; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),publisher.;
Tamara Lawrance, Hayley Atwell, Jack Lowden, Leo Bill.Originally broadcast as a television miniseres in 2018.Set during the final days of slavery in 19th century Jamaica, following the trials, tribulations and survival of July and her odious mistress Caroline on a sugar plantation.PG.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fiction television programs.; Television programs.; Television mini-series.; Historical television programs.; Plantations; Slavery; Women slaves;
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Faster than lightning : my autobiography / by Bolt, Usain,1986-author.; Allen, Matt,author.;
This is the autobiography of the fastest man of all time and a superstar whose talent and charisma have made him one of the most famous people on the planet.
Subjects: Bolt, Usain, 1986-; Runners (Sports);
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The black peacock / by Manley, Rachel,author.;
"Friends since attending university in Jamacia, Lethe and Daniel have long realized they would never be good for each other. But Lethe is Daniel's muse, and theirs is a connection that proves unbreakable as they spend the next thirty years crisscrossing the Caribbean and travelling the world in search of love, work, and home. Now, Daniel has become an internationally renowned prize-winning poet, and Lethe aspires to be a writer in her own right. His invitation to her to join him at an isolated retreat, Peacock Island, gives them both a chance to reflect on the life they've shared."--
Subjects: Man-woman relationships; Authors; Poets;
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Sprinter [videorecording] / by Saulter, Storm,screenwriter,film director.; Toussaint, Lorraine,1960-actor.; Grier, David Alan,1955 June 30-actor.; Yazz,1993-actor.; Smith, Jada Pinkett,1971-film producer.; Smith, Will,1968-film producer.; FilmRise (Firm),film distributor.;
Lorraine Toussaint, David Alan Grier, Yazz.A boy separated from his mother who has moved to the U.S. for a better life, is set to be Jamaica's next track-and-field sensation.PG.DVD-R.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Sports films.; Feature films.; Sprinting; Runners (Sports); Mothers and sons;
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Broughtupsy : a novel / by Cooke, Christina,author.;
"Akúa is returning home to Jamaica for the first time in ten years. Her younger brother has died suddenly, and Akúa hopes to reconnect with her estranged older sister, Tamika. Over three fateful weeks, the sisters visit significant places from their childhood where Akúa spreads her brother's ashes. But time spent with Tamika only seems to make apparent how different they are and how alone Akúa feels. Then Akúa meets Jayda, a brash stripper who reveals a different side of Kingston. As the two women grow closer, Akúa is forced to confront the difficult reality of being gay in a deeply religious family, and what it means to be a gay woman in Jamaica. Her trip comes to a frenzied and dangerous end, but not without a glimmer of hope of how to be at peace with her sister-and herself. By turns diasporic family saga, bildungsroman, and terse sexual awakening, Broughtupsy asks: What are we willing to do for family, and what are we willing to do to feel at home?"--Back cover.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Domestic fiction.; Queer fiction.; Novels.; Families; Homecoming; Lesbians; Sisters; Stripteasers;
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Granny's kitchen : a Jamaican story of food and family / by Smith, Sadé.; Daley, Ken,1976-;
Shelly-Ann lives on the beautiful island of Jamaica with her grandmother. "Gyal, you better be able to cook!" says her grandmother. But Granny will have to find the courage to try again when she is too tired to cook.LSC
Subjects: Grandmothers; Grandparent and child; Cooking;
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The islands : stories / by Irving, Dionne,author.;
"Follows the lives of Jamaican women-- immigrants or the descendants of immigrants-- who have relocated all over the world to escape the ghosts of colonialism. Set in the United States, Jamaica, and Europe, these international stories examine the lives of an uncertain and unsettled cast of characters. In one story, a woman and her husband impulsively leave San Francisco and move to Florida with wild dreams of American reinvention only to unearth the horrible cracks in their marriage. In another, the only Jamaican mother at a pricey prep school feels pressure to volunteer at the school's International Day. With locales ranging from 1950s London to 1960s Panama to modern-day New Jersey, author Dionne Irving reveals the intricacies of immigration and assimilation, establishing a new and unforgettable voice in Caribbean American literature. Restless, displaced, and disconnected, these characters try to ground themselves-- to grow where they find themselves planted-- in a world in which the tension between what's said and unsaid can bend the soul"--
Subjects: Short stories.; Immigrants; Imperialism; Jamaicans; Jamaicans; Women; Women;
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Hurricane summer / by Bromfield, Asha.;
Eighteen-year-old Tilla has spent her entire life trying to make her father love her, but every six months he leaves their family and returns to his true home: the island of Jamaica. When Tilla's mother tells her she'll be spending the summer on the island, Tilla dreads the idea of seeing him again, but longs to discover what life in Jamaica has always held for him. Now, as Hurricane Gustav threatens the island, Tilla also faces a storm of dark secrets that lie beyond the veil of paradise.LSC
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Teenage girls; Fathers and daughters; Hurricane Gustav, 2008; Secrecy;
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Sweetness in the skin : a novel / by Robinson, Ishi,author.;
Pumkin Patterson lives in a tiny two-room house in Kingston, Jamaica, with her grandmother, who wants to improve the family's social standing; her Aunt Sophie, who wants to take Pumkin with her to a new life in Paris; and her mother, Paulette, who wants to keep her at home out of spite. When Aunt Sophie decides to move to France for work, she promises to send for her niece in one year's time. All Pumkin has to do is pass her French entrance exam so she can attend school there. But when Pumkin's grandmother dies--the household's fortunes take a turn for the worse. Somehow, Pumkin must find a way to raise the money to take her French exam. In a moment of ingenuity, she decides to turn her passion for baking into a true business. Selling batches of sweet-potato pudding, coconut drops and chocolate cakes, Pumkin begins raising the money she needs. But when her mother finds out that Pumkin wants to leave, she does all she can to sabotage her daughter's plans. Sweetness in the Skin is a funny and heartbreaking story about a young girl figuring out who she is, what she is capable of--and where she truly belongs.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Baking; Belonging (Social psychology); Dysfunctional families; Girls; Identity (Psychology); Teenage girls;
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The Caribbean / by Graham, Ian,1953-;
Welcome to the Caribbean -- The land -- The people -- Town and country life -- Farming and fishing -- Resources and industry -- Transportation -- Education -- Sports and leisure -- Daily life and religion -- Arts and media -- Government -- Place in the world."Describes the geography, history, industries, education, government, and cultures of the Caribbean Islands, including Jamaica, the Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, and Barbados."--Provided by publisher.
© 2009., Sea-to-Sea,
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