The Last Warner Woman
$34.58
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
31 May 2011
Summary
Adamine Bustamante is born in Jamaica, inside one of the island’s last leper colonies. When she goes to a Revivalist Church, she discovers her gift of warning. But no one has bothered to warn Adamine that when she migrates to England her prophecies of hurricanes and earthquakes will no longer be respected. People will think she is crazy and lock her away in a mental hospital.
Now an old woman, Adamine wants to tell her own story but she must compete with Mr Writer Man, the novelist wh…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753828083 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0753828081 |
| Author: | Kei Miller |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 31 May 2011 |
| Weight: | 238g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 20mm |
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‘One woman’s tragic tale, beautifully told’
One woman’s tragic tale, beautifully told * INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY *
A magical tale of beliefs and superstition… * HUDDERSFIELD DAILY EXAMINER *
A warm, wry tale with a metatextual twist. * SUNDAY HERALD *
About The Author
Kei Miller
Kei Miller was born in Jamaica in 1978. He is currently teaching Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow. He has published several collections of poetry and a book of short stories, Fear of Stones, which was published by Macmillan Caribbean and was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize For Best First Book.
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