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Fair-skinned Beverley is ridiculed in Jamaica but has the last laugh when she returns as the wife of a diplomat. Kishwana is from the inner city but is the beneficiary of uptown benevolence. Lily’s life changes when her boyfriend leaves her for a white woman. Rosa gets a dream that she should take care of Zackie; and Valerie, with little education, turns to domestic work to eke out a living. These are just some of the characters who inhabit Erna Brodber’s collection of short stories about Jamaican women. Engaging and absorbing, yet at once both sobering and triumphant, The World is a High Hill, demonstrates the multifaceted nature of the Jamaican woman, faced with all the trials the high hill of the world presents, at times a steeper climb for some more than for others. The stories are preceded with an enlightening foreword by Professor Verene Shepherd and close with an equally instructive interview with the author by Professor Carolyn Cooper. In this collection Brodber departs from her usual long form novel. She remains however, an uncompromising and empowering voice in Caribbean and black literature.

Women --- English --- Languages & Literatures --- English Literature --- Human females --- Wimmin --- Woman --- Womon --- Womyn --- Females --- Human beings --- Femininity

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"Often referred to as a prose-poem, this book reflects an internal sociological perspective. At first, readers are outsiders, but soon they are invited into the narrative that is best understood in its totality and in the context of Jamaican history. The author breaks up the life story of Nellie, the primary narrator, into nonchronological vignettes that explore dimensions of the difficulties of the protagonist's childhood, sexuality, and search for identity under the circumstances of Jamaica's tumultuous past and colonial legacy."--

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This book explores the historical and cultural connections between African Americans and African Jamaicans, focusing on their interactions from the time of slavery to the late 20th century. The author, Erna Brodber, delves into various aspects of this relationship, including religious cooperation, migrant labor, and cultural exchanges, particularly in the context of the United States' influence on Jamaica. Brodber uses both historical research and personal narrative to examine the 'American Connection' and its impact on Jamaican society. Intended for readers interested in Caribbean history, African diaspora studies, and cultural anthropology, the book sheds light on the shared experiences and mutual influences between these two communities.

African Americans --- Jamaicans --- Relations with Jamaicans.