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The Last Warner Woman
Kei Miller
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Description for The Last Warner Woman
Paperback. From the WINNER OF THE FORWARD PRIZE FOR BEST COLLECTION 2014, a novel about a young Jamaican woman with a gift of prophecy embarks on a journey that will take her from a leper colony, to revivalist meetings, then to England. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 262.
'One woman's tragic tale, beautifully told' Independent on Sunday
FROM KEI MILLER, WINNER OF THE FORWARD PRIZE FOR BEST COLLECTION
Once upon a time in Jamaica a young woman went somewhere that no one had visited for years.
It may have been nestled in a valley between the Stone Hill mountains of St Catherine, four rocking chairs on a veranda surveying a garden full of bougainvillea and vegetables.
Or perhaps it was merely a pastel-coloured house on an ordinary street in Spanish Town.
One thing everyone agrees on: this is the place ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780753828083
SKU
V9780753828083
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99-10
About Kei Miller
Kei Miller was born in Jamaica in 1978. He has published two novels, several collections of poetry and a book of short stories published by Macmillan Caribbean, THE FEAR OF STONES, which was shortlisted for the COMMONWEALTH WRITERS' PRIZE FOR BEST FIRST BOOK. In 2014, he won the prestigious FORWARD PRIZE FOR POETRY for his collection, THE CARTOGRAPHER TRIES TO ... Read more
Reviews for The Last Warner Woman
One woman's tragic tale, beautifully told
INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
A magical tale of beliefs and superstition...
HUDDERSFIELD DAILY EXAMINER
A warm, wry tale with a metatextual twist.
SUNDAY HERALD
INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
A magical tale of beliefs and superstition...
HUDDERSFIELD DAILY EXAMINER
A warm, wry tale with a metatextual twist.
SUNDAY HERALD