Sunlight and Dappled Shade (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780692238158)

Dantie Smith-Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica and grew up in a small town much like Bell Town, the idyllic setting of her debut novel Sunlight and Dappled Shade. She attended Montego Bay High School, forming long lasting friendships on which the relationships of the teenagers in her novel are loosely modeled. She majored in Language Arts and Social Arts at Teachers' College and taught at Excelsior High School in Kingston. Ms. Smith-Brown worked at Sandals Royal Caribbean Hotel before migrating to the United States where she pursued a course of studies at NYU Medical Center in the Respiratory Care Program. Ms. Smith-Brown is an avid reader and travels extensively to Europe and the Caribbean. She has been featured in The Jamaican Herald Newspaper, The Daily Gleaner, and The Observer and is a participant in charity work, giving assistance to Cornwall Regional Hospital and Mona University Hospital and recently served as one of the organizers for the Bethel Town and Neighboring Communities Association Inc (BTANCA) health fair, Jamaica. Currently she works as a Respiratory Therapist at a hospital in New York City and served as the Vice Chair for Respiratory Care, Local 768, DC 37. Ms. Smith-Brown holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Human and Community Service, majoring in Health Care Services Management. She resides in Long Island with her husband.