{"product_id":"what-start-bad-a-mornin-carol-mitchell-9781771683548","title":"What Start Bad a Mornin'","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"What start bad a mornin', cyan end good a evenin'.\" -- Jamaican proverb. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmaya Lin has few memories of the years before she turned eighteen. Now in her forties, she has compensated by carefully cultivating a satisfying life as a wife, mother, and business professional. Her husband's law practice is on the brink of major success; her neurodiverse son has grown into an independent adult; and she has come to terms with her aunt's dementia. This sense of order is disrupted, however, when she encounters a stranger who claims to have an impossible connection, launching Amaya on a tumultuous journey into the past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing three interwoven narratives spanning the United States, Trinidad, and Jamaica, Carol Mitchell's debut gives voice to an immigrant woman forced to confront her repressed memories of violent trauma. Only then can she discover what she is capable of when it comes to self-preservation and the protection of her family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carol Mitchell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1771683546\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771683548\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Central Avenue Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally from the Caribbean, Carol Mitchell now teaches literature and creative writing in Virginia, where she is a fellow of the Virginia Center for Creative Arts. She regularly writes on Caribbean literature for Gecko Publishing and has published short stories in various Caribbean journals, four of which have been long-listed for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize. In 2018, Mitchell was the recipient of the MFA Fellowship from the Alan Cheuse International Writers Center. \u003ci\u003eWhat Start Bad a Mornin'\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut adult novel.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Carol Mitchell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44128892584191,"sku":"9781771683548","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ae83e309-f580-4d75-8ee5-3efca27a4c05.jpg?v=1687460996","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/what-start-bad-a-mornin-carol-mitchell-9781771683548","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}