{"product_id":"shabine-and-other-stories-hazel-simmons-mcdonald-9789766409050","title":"Shabine and Other Stories","description":"In this impressive first collection of short stories, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eHazel\u003cbr\u003eSimmons-McDonald presents a deft exploration of class, of how values are shaped\u003cbr\u003eby religion, and of the tensions that undergird family life. She makes a place\u003cbr\u003efor voices hitherto not heard and creates characters who closely guard the\u003cbr\u003esecrets of their hearts but who through her narrative dexterity come to\u003cbr\u003eexperience moments of truth and clarity of memory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSimmons-McDonald's\u003cbr\u003eenergetic prose not only captures the polylinguistic character of St Lucian\u003cbr\u003esociety but it also creates a space for the exploration of an Eastern Caribbean\u003cbr\u003ebrand of magical realism. With polished assurance, she\u003cbr\u003eweaves folk beliefs into the fabric of her stories, creating memorable tales marked\u003cbr\u003eby notes of sadness yet balanced by tenderness and joy. Simmons-McDonald\u003cbr\u003etakes the reader on a journey where the familiar and the unfamiliar sit side by\u003cbr\u003eside, where the spirit world is always present, and where at all times we are\u003cbr\u003ereminded of the universal reach of love and hope.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I cannot think of a single work with such a wide and\u003cbr\u003ecomplex appeal. While many West Indian writers . . . explore the same worlds as\u003cbr\u003eHazel Simmons-McDonald, none of them bring out the issues of childhood and\u003cbr\u003efamily intertwined with religious, environmental, and social conditions with\u003cbr\u003esuch surgical grace. The calmness of the style leads the reader into worlds of\u003cbr\u003ejoy, or pain and horror made visible and bearable by the calculated moderation, \u003cbr\u003eexactitude, and poignancy of the diction.\"--\u003ci\u003eJean\u003cbr\u003eD'Costa, Leavenworth Professor of English Emerita, Hamilton College\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hazel Simmons-McDonald\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9766409056\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789766409050\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of the West Indies Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/07\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.36d","brand":"Hazel Simmons-McDonald","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43996671049983,"sku":"9789766409050","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_199f6cf0-da43-4784-aa84-ff7e92fb2e50.jpg?v=1683343019","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shabine-and-other-stories-hazel-simmons-mcdonald-9789766409050","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}