THE DAY I FELL OFF MY ISLAND
Εκδότης Myriad , ISBN 9781838386047
The Day I Fell Off My Island tells the story of Erna Mullings, a teenage Jamaican
girl uprooted from her island following the sudden death of her beloved
grandmother. When Erna is sent to England to be reunited with her siblings, she
dreads leaving behind her elderly grandfather, and the only life she has ever
known. A new future unfolds, in a strange country and with a mother she barely
recognises. The next decade will be a complex journey of estrangement and
arrival, new beginnings and the uncovering of long-buried secrets.
A psychologist and former social worker, Yvonne Bailey-Smith, explains:
'As an immigrant child, I often wished that someone had been able to take
me aside and explain to me that leaving everything I knew to go on a socalled
adventure to somewhere way beyond my imagination was going
cause me an unimaginable sense of loss and sadness.
I also wish that the same person had been there to reassure me
that I would survive and even flourish, given half a chance. My work and
conversations with children, young people and adults, as well as with many
friends, have given me a unique insight into the travails of people who have
experienced things for which they felt utterly unprepared at the time.'
Περίληψη
The Day I Fell Off My Island tells the story of Erna Mullings, a teenage Jamaican
girl uprooted from her island following the sudden death of her beloved
grandmother. When Erna is sent to England to be reunited with her siblings, she
dreads leaving behind her elderly grandfather, and the only life she has ever
known. A new future unfolds, in a strange country and with a mother she barely
recognises. The next decade will be a complex journey of estrangement and
arrival, new beginnings and the uncovering of long-buried secrets.
A psychologist and former social worker, Yvonne Bailey-Smith, explains:
'As an immigrant child, I often wished that someone had been able to take
me aside and explain to me that leaving everything I knew to go on a socalled
adventure to somewhere way beyond my imagination was going
cause me an unimaginable sense of loss and sadness.
I also wish that the same person had been there to reassure me
that I would survive and even flourish, given half a chance. My work and
conversations with children, young people and adults, as well as with many
friends, have given me a unique insight into the travails of people who have
experienced things for which they felt utterly unprepared at the time.'
Πληροφορίες προϊόντος
- Συγγραφέας Smith-Bailey, Yvonne
- Eκδότης Myriad
- ISBN 9781838386047
- Κωδικός Ευριπίδη 040100077564
- Έτος κυκλοφορίας 2022
- Σελίδες 384
- Διαστάσεις
- Βάρος 350 gr