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Queenie : a novel / by Carty-Williams, Candice,1989-author.;
"Queenie Jenkins is a 25-year-old Jamaican British woman living in London, straddling two cultures and slotting neatly into neither. She works at a national newspaper, where she's constantly forced to compare herself to her white middle class peers. After a messy break up from her long-term white boyfriend, Queenie seeks comfort in all the wrong places--including several hazardous men who do a good job of occupying brain space and a bad job of affirming self-worth"--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Women; Self-realization in women; Multiculturalism; Jamaicans;
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How to say Babylon : a memoir / by Sinclair, Safiya,author.;
This stunning story of the author's struggle to break free of her strict Rastafarian upbringing ruled by a father whose rigid beliefs, rage and paranoia led to violence shows how found her own power and provides a unique glimpse into a rarefied world we know little about.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Sinclair, Safiya.; Jamaicans; Rastafarians; Women college teachers; Women poets;
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The Enigma game / by Wein, Elizabeth.;
Told in multiple voices, fifteen-year-old Jamaican Louisa Adair uncovers an Enigma machine in the small Scottish village where she cares for an elderly German woman, and helps solve a puzzle that could turn the tide of World War II.LSC
Subjects: Code and cipher stories.; Orphans; Jamaicans; World War, 1939-1945;
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The Arrival. by Laufer, Annetta,film director.; Welsh, Anthony,actor.; Ackie, Naomi,actor.; Whyte, Sharlene,actor.; Flourishing Inc. (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Anthony Welsh, Naomi Ackie, Sharlene WhyteOriginally produced by Flourishing Inc. in 2018.It’s August 6th, 1962 – Jamaican Independence Day. Daisy, a young Jamaican arrives to the ‘Mother Country’ of Britain to start a new life with her husband, whom she has not seen for two years. However, she’s holding a secret, which if discovered, could jeopardize everything. Daisy must choose what she wants for her life.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Short films.;
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Wildblood : a novel / by Blackwood, Lauren,author.;
Kidnapped at six and sent to work at the Exotic Lands Touring Company as a Wildblood tour guide, eighteen-year-old Victoria takes on a dangerous expedition through the monster-filled Jamaican jungle to secure a better future and find where she truly belongs.013-018.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Novels.; Ability; Magic; Monsters; Ability; Magic; Monsters;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Yawd : modern Afro-Caribbean recipes / by Forte, Adrian,author.; Molina, John,photographer.;
'Yawd' is a flavour-filled Afro-Caribbean cookbook, packed with more than 100 fresh recipes from Jamaican-Canadian chef star, Adrian Forte. As well as great recipes, Forte explores the key ingredients and history of Afro-Caribbean cuisine, talking about he importance of using ancestral foods in our cooking. Forte is base in Toronto, ON.
Subjects: Cookbooks.; Recipes.; Cooking, Caribbean.; Cooking, Caribbean;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The black flamingo / by Atta, Dean.;
Includes Internet addresses."Michael is a mixed-race gay teen growing up in London. All his life, he's navigated what it means to be Greek-Cypriot and Jamaican--but never quite feeling Greek or Black enough. As he gets older, Michael's coming out is only the start of learning who he is and where he fits in. When he discovers the Drag Society, he finally finds where he belongs--and the Black Flamingo is born. Told with raw honesty, insight, and lyricism, this debut explores the layers of identity that make us who we are--and allow us to shine"--FantasticFiction.com.LSCStonewall Book Award, Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children's & Young Adult Literature Award, 2020.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Novels in verse.; Gay teenagers; Racially mixed people; Gay men; Female impersonators;
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We rip the world apart / by Carr, Charlene,author.;
"A sweeping multi-generational story about motherhood, race and secrets in the lives of three women, perfect for readers of Brit Bennett's The Vanishing Half and David Chariandy's Brother. When 24-year-old Kareela discovers she's pregnant with a child she isn't sure she wants, it amplifies her struggle to understand her place in the world as a woman who is half-Black and half-white, yet feels neither. Her mother, Evelyn, fled to Canada with her husband and their first-born child, Antony, during the politically charged Jamaican Exodus of the 1980s, only to realize they'd come to a place where Black men are viewed with suspicion--a constant and pernicious reality Evelyn watches her husband and son navigate daily. Years later, in the aftermath of Antony's murder by the police, Evelyn's mother-in-law, Violet, moves in, offering young Kareela a link to the Jamaican heritage she has never fully known. Despite Violet's efforts to help them through their grief, the traumas they carry grow into a web of secrets that threatens the very family they all hold so dear. Back in the present, Kareela, prompted by fear and uncertainty about the new life she carries, must come to terms with the mysteries surrounding her family's past and the need to make sense of both her identity and her future. Weaving the women's stories across multiple timelines, We Rip the World Apart reveals the ways that simple choices, made in the heat of the moment and with the best of intentions, can have deeper repercussions than could ever have been imagined, especially when people remain silent."--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; African American women; Families; Family secrets; Identity (Psychology); Intergenerational relations; Pregnant women; Racially mixed people; Secrecy; Women;
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The Upsetter. by Bhala, Adam,film director.; Higbee, Ethan,film director.; Del, Benicio,actor.; Factory 25 (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Benicio Del ToroOriginally produced by Factory 25 in 2008.Tells the wild, weed-fueled story of Lee “Scratch” Perry — a visionary Jamaican musician, artist and all around madman — who burst upon the Kingston scene in the ‘50s with a brand new sound, inventing a genre of music that would come to be called Reggae. He went on to discover a young Bob Marley and gained international recognition as a solo artist and record producer, working with pioneering artists like the Heptones and the Congos. Soon he was being called upon by artists as diverse as The Clash and Paul McCartney to provide his unique sound. Narrated by Benicio Del Toro, the film captures the essence of a complex, enigmatic figure who was at once a mad genius and a mystic.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; Arts.; Music.; Latin America.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; Artists.; History.; Biography.;
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The Annihilation of Fish. by Burnett, Charles,film director.; Earl Jones, James,actor.; Redgrave, Lynn,actor.; Kidder, Margot,actor.; Kino Lorber (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
James Earl Jones, Lynn Redgrave, Margot KidderOriginally produced by Kino Lorber in 1999.Winner of an Honorary Academy Award for lifetime achievement, Charles Burnett remains one of our country’s most celebrated independent filmmakers. In his charming THE ANNIHILATION OF A FISH, Lynn Redgrave plays Poinsettia, a former housewife with an imagined lover in the form of 19th-century composer Giacomo Puccini. She moves into a Los Angeles boarding house with an energetic landlady (Margot Kidder). There she meets a Jamaican widower, Fish (James Earl Jones), who has recently been released from a mental institution despite his continued battles against unseen demons. In the face of personal challenges and differences, the couple grows together and begins to discover new things about themselves and the nuances of love and happiness.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.; Romance.; Independent films.;
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