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Red Jacket (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781459729407)
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x2015 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize 2015 -- Short-listed
As she comes into adulthood, Grace confronts the mystery of her own identity and the story of her birth mother in this sprawling, large-hearted novel.
Growing up on the Caribbean island of St. Chris, Grace Carpenter never feels like she really belongs. Although her large, extended family is black, she is a redibo. Her skin is copper-coloured, her hair is red, and her eyes are grey. A neighbour taunts her, calling her "a little red jacket," but the reason for the insult is never explained. Only much later does Grace learn the story of her birth mother and decipher the mystery surrounding her true identity.
"A compelling tale of faith and family, ranging from the dusty landscapes of West Africa to the rich flavours of the Caribbean." -- WILL FERGUSON, Giller Prize-winning author of 419
Author: Pamela Mordecai
ISBN-10: 1459729404
ISBN-13: 9781459729407
Publisher: Tap Books
Language: English
Published: 04/07/2015
Pages: 464
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.00d
Award: Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize - Finalist
Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 03/01/2015 pg. 84
Quill & Quire 05/01/2015 pg. 28
Publishers Weekly 05/04/2015
As she comes into adulthood, Grace confronts the mystery of her own identity and the story of her birth mother in this sprawling, large-hearted novel.
Growing up on the Caribbean island of St. Chris, Grace Carpenter never feels like she really belongs. Although her large, extended family is black, she is a redibo. Her skin is copper-coloured, her hair is red, and her eyes are grey. A neighbour taunts her, calling her "a little red jacket," but the reason for the insult is never explained. Only much later does Grace learn the story of her birth mother and decipher the mystery surrounding her true identity.
"A compelling tale of faith and family, ranging from the dusty landscapes of West Africa to the rich flavours of the Caribbean." -- WILL FERGUSON, Giller Prize-winning author of 419
Author: Pamela Mordecai
ISBN-10: 1459729404
ISBN-13: 9781459729407
Publisher: Tap Books
Language: English
Published: 04/07/2015
Pages: 464
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.00d
Award: Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize - Finalist
Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 03/01/2015 pg. 84
Quill & Quire 05/01/2015 pg. 28
Publishers Weekly 05/04/2015
By Pamela Mordecai
xPamela Mordecai was born in Jamaica. She has published five collections of poetry and an anthology of short fiction. She has also written many textbooks and edited or co-edited groundbreaking anthologies of Caribbean writing. Her poetry for children is widely anthologized. Her poems have been shortlisted for the Canada Writes CBC Poetry Prize and the Bridport Prize (U.K.). She is the recipient of the Institute of Jamaica's Centenary and Bronze Musgrave Medals, the Vic Reid Award for Children's Writing, and the Burla Award. Pamela lives in Kitchener.
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