Bøger om Jamaica

Sandhed og løgn. Jamaica og England. Hvem har ret til at fortælle? Zadie Smith er tilbage med sin første historiske roman.Kilburn, 1873. Tichborne-sagen har hele Englands udelte opmærksomhed, og enke og husholderske mrs. Eliza Touchet er ingen undtagelse. Folk er rygende uenige om, hvorvidt tiltalte er den, han siger han er – eller en bedrager.Mrs. Touchet er en kvinde med mange interesser: litteratur, kampen for de slavegjortes rettigheder, klassesamfundet, sin fætter som er romanforfatter og hans koner, det jordiske liv og evigheden. Men hun er også skeptisk anlagt og overbevist om at kun få ting er, som de ser ud.Andrew Bogle er kronvidne i Tichborne-sagen, og hans fremtid afhænger af at han fortæller den rette historie – hvis bare han vidste, hvad det ville sige. Med sin opvækst på en plantage i Jamaica i bagagen ved han, at hver en sukkerknald har menneskelige omkostninger. At de rige fører de fattige bag lyset. Og at mennesker er nemmere at manipulere med, end de selv ved af.Bedrageren er baseret på virkelige begivenheder. Et glitrende monument over en verden af hykleri og selvbedrag, hvor det at afgøre hvad der er sandt, er sværere, end man skulle tro.

Pumkin Patterson dreams of a life beyond her Jamaican hometown. But what we dream of and where we belong aren't always the same thing... PRE-ORDER this heartfelt and uplifting story for fans of The Girl With the Louding Voice and The Reading List 'A delightful, at times humorous story set in Jamaica, amid heartbreak, hopefulness, and mirth.' CHARMAINE WILKERSON, author of Black Cake'A tender exploration of familial love, both the family you're born to, and the one you find along the way.' CHARLENE CARR, author of Hold My Girl****For Pumkin Patterson, family is complicated. There's her mother Paulette, who only sees Pumkin as a nuisance. There's her beloved Auntie Sophie, who has always talked of she and Pumkin travelling to new horizons. And there's her grandmother, who has always favoured Sophie over Paulette. When Sophie moves to France for work, she promises to send for her niece in one year's time. All Pumkin has to do is pass her French entrance exam. But when Pumkin's mother finds out, she's determined that her sister won't get her own way this time.Now forced to raise the money for her exam in secret, Pumkin turns to her loyal friends to help her secure her way out . . . while evading her mother's suspicions. But while Pumkin dreams of her escape, could happiness be closer to home than she thinks? ____________________________READERS ARE LOVING SWEETNESS IN THE SKIN''This. Was. Amazing! I was hooked from the very first page.'' Reader review ''Absolutely charming. I read it on one sitting, I just couldn't peel myself away from the story of Pumpkin!'' Reader review''I enjoyed reading it and was rooting for Pumkin to find her way on her journey to herself'' Reader review''Funny and heartwarming. Highly recommend adding to your wish list of books to read next year.'' Reader review

Jamaica is a destination for every type of traveler - the relaxers, the partiers, the adventurers, couples, singles, families, and even those doing it solo.

A young English girl experiences the joys and challenges of a unique adolescence, against the backdrop of an island people intent on taking up an independent role in the world.

TREASURES OF THE CARIBBEAN is a unique compilation of treasures from all ages and inhabitants of the Caribbean. The Taino - Lost Civilization of the Caribbean: This collection of historical artifacts and relics of the indigenous inhabitants is one of the finest in the world. It includes relics of stone, bone, ceramic, jade, gold, shell and wood. Guns of Columbus & the Columbus Collection: Columbus' personal matchlock gun and a breech loading swivel cannon from a Columbus shipwreck site. Period portraits of Columbus, Ferdinand, Isabella, 15th c. stone portrait bust of Isabella, etc. Treasures: Maps, relics, manuscripts, artifacts, crucifixes, religious medallions, crucifix of fray Bartholomew de Las Casas given him by Isabella. 16th c. copy of Las Casas' "La Destruction de los Indios" showing torture & killing the Indians. Spanish Swords Arms & Relics of the Spanish Colonial Era: Daggers, swords, pistols, muskets, artifacts, paintings and sculptures. Buccaneer & Pirate Treasure, Swords and Arms: Gold/silver coins, treasure chests, wooden peg-leg, wrought iron prosthetic arm hook (Captain Hook). Caribbean Ship Model Collection. Black History: Rare Voodoo mask paintings, slave trade shackles, whip. Sharks: Antique paintings of dramatic Caribbean shark attacks.

From Ireland, England, France, Austria, Greece, Turkey and Italy to America and the West Indies, overflowing with historic events, from the French Revolution to the Great Irish Famine, with a cast of the famous and infamous, Howe Peter Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo, lived life to the absolute limits. Privileged yet compassionate, charismatic yet flawed, Regency Buck, Irish landlord, West Indian plantation owner, Knight of St Patrick, Privy Counsellor, intrepid traveller, intimate of kings, emperors and despots, favoured guest in the fashionable salons of London and Paris, patron of artists and pugilists, founder of the Irish Turf Club, friend and fellow traveller of Lord Byron, treasure-seeker, spy, sailor and jailbird, as well as the father of fifteen children, the astonishing range and diversity of Sligo's life is breathtaking.From a youth of hedonistic self-indulgence in Regency England to a reforming, responsible, well-intentioned legislator and landlord, Sligo became enshrined in the history of Jamaica as 'Emancipator of the Slaves' and in Ireland as 'The Poor Man's Friend' during the most difficult of times.Eight years in the writing and sourced from over 15,000 primary contemporary manuscripts located by the author in private and public archives around the world,From Rake to Radical sheds new light on significant historical events and on the people who shaped them in Ireland, England, Europe and the West Indies during a period of momentous political turbulence and change.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Examines the history, and possible futures, of radical politics in the postcolonial Caribbean

After migrating to Canada, Cyril Rowntree navigates the implications of being racialized in his new land as he pieces together the story of a mixed-race baby from the 1920s named Edward.

Join the adventure for cool jungle rhymes, lions, giraffes, and swinging vines. Meet all the animals in the forest sunshine. Waa Gwaan Jimi! it's Jungle fun time!

SHORTLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE 2024SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2023SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2023AN OBSERVER BEST DEBUT NOVEL OF THE YEARIt's time to dance, to love, to be free...'Mesmerising' BERNARDINE EVARISTO, author of Girl, Woman, Other'Fabulous' MAGGIE O'FARRELL, author of Hamnet'Beautiful' CALEB AZUMAH NELSON, author of Open WaterYamaye lives for the weekend, when she can go raving with her friends at The Crypt, an underground club on the outskirts of London. Then everything changes. Yamaye meets Moose, who she falls deeply in love with, and who offers her the chance of freedom and escape.After their relationship is brutally cut short, Yamaye goes on a dramatic journey of transformation that leads her to Jamaica, where past and present collide with explosive consequences.***A SUNDAY TIMES BEST NOVEL AND GUARDIAN BEST FICTION BOOK OF 2023***'A wonderfully literary, musical and original novel about a culture and era that rarely makes the pages of fiction' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT'Scorching... We follow Yamaye through love, loss and peril, as she chases her dreams and connects with her heritage' GUARDIAN'Ambitious, atmospheric... A novel of passion and anger' SUNDAY TIMES'A rich and rhythmic story about love and music' I

Vi følger familiens liv i Danmark i 1940’erne. Henning, der er blevet Danmarks første plantevirolog oplever, at det er ikke let at få fast ansættelse som videnskabsmand under og efter krigen. Derfor griber han og hustruen Musse chancen for en ny tilværelse, da Henning bliver tilbudt en stilling på tropeøen Jamaica. I februar 1949 sejler de med deres to døtre fra et koldt, sønderbombet London med bananbåd over Atlanterhavet til et nyt liv i troperne. Livet her er så anderledes. Jamaica er engelsk koloni, og på busserne står der: ”ONLY FOR BLACK” og foran badeklubben: ”ONLY FOR WHITE”. Det skal vise sig, at det ikke altid er nemt at falde til, hverken for de voksne eller for børnene. Fremmede skikke skal læres og familien må indordne sig under de anderledes levevilkår blandt den hvide klike og Jamaicas sorte befolkning. Vi følger familiens liv i stort og småt, godt og ondt, sort og hvidt. ”Kærlighed og kokospalmer” er en usædvanlig bog – en sand, autentisk erindring baseret på en fantastisk samling af breve, men også regninger, artikler, en dagbog, et bogmanuskript, skolebøger, mv. som er bevaret i alle disse år, er brugt til at gøre indholdet autentisk. Bogen kan sagtens læses selvstændigt, men der er tidligere skrevet om familien i bogen: ”Musse, forglem mig ej”.

Der er ikke meget, der er typisk ved Kamala Harris’ liv, men alligevel rummer hendes personlige historie alt det, der er bedst ved USA. Hun voksede op som ældste datter med en enlig mor, der emigrerede fra Indien som 19-årig og senere arbejdede som kræftforsker. Hun blev skilt fra sin mand, en dygtig økonom fra Jamaica, da Kamala var fem. Tidligere journalist hos Los Angeles Times Dan Morain har fulgt Harris’ liv og karriere tæt. Han beretter om hendes første tid som anklager, hvor hun beskæftigede sig med sager om børnemishandling og drab, og om hendes forhold som 29-årig med den gifte forsamlingsformand Willie Brown – et forhold, der kom til at forandre hendes liv. Morain fortæller om Harris’ år hos anklagemyndigheden i San Francisco og om hendes møde med den forholdsvis ukendte Barack Obama, ligesom vi hører om hendes hårde vej til det amerikanske senat. Morain analyserer, hvorfor hun floppede som præsidentkandidat, og hvordan hun siden sikrede sig vicepræsidentjobbet bag kulisserne. Undervejs skildrer han hendes værdier og prioriteter og fortæller om både fejltagelser og dristige beslutninger på hendes vej mod toppen. ”En biografi, der er fuld af detaljer. Kamala Harris har udeladt mange detaljer i sin egen selvbiografi. Dan Morain har udfyldt mange af disse blanke sider.” The Wall Street Journal Uddrag af bogen Den 3. januar 2017 forestod cicepræsident Joe Biden edsaflæggelsen ved udnævnelsen af Kamala Harris som Californiens femogfyrretyvende senator. Datteren af Shyamala Gopalan og Donald Harris, immigranter fra Indien og Jamaica, der kom til Amerika i jagten på højere uddannelse og bedre liv, var den anden sorte kvinde til at tjene i denne den mest eksklusive klub, og hun var den første kvinde af indisk afstamning. Harris var blevet briefet af de bedste politiske hjerner i Washington og Californien om, hvordan man slår igennem i Senatet. Frem for alt, hyr et godt personale, og kom forberedt. Hun gjorde det og mere til. Men intet kunne have forberedt Harris -- eller resten af Senatet – på den malstrøm, der indledtes ved åbningen af den 115. session i Kongressen. I stedet for – som Washington havde forventet – en venlig overdragelse af magten fra præsident Obama til Hillary Clinton, der tidligere havde været rivaler, men nu var blevet allierede, kom Donald J. Trump uindbudt til festen. Trumps intention var at få annulleret så meget som muligt af det, Obama og Kongressens Demokrater havde opnået. Om forfatteren DAN MORAIN har dækket californisk politik og socialpolitiske emner i mere end fire årtier, herunder 27 år ved the Los Angeles Times og 8 år ved Sacramento Bee, hvor han var opinionsredaktør.

Jamaica is the Caribbean country that comes with its own soundtrack. Groove to its singular rhythm as you explore beyond the beaches and all-inclusives.Even in a region as crammed with jewels as the Caribbean, Jamaica is a powerfully beautiful island. Jamaica begins with crystalline waters flowing over gardens of coral, lapping onto soft sandy beaches, then rises past red soil and lush banana groves into sheer mountains.Jamaica’s Top 15Eat & Drink Like a LocalOutdoor ActivitiesItinerariesOn the Road Regional GuidesAnd so much more!