Red Jacket

by Pamela Mordecai

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Pub Date Feb 28 2015 | Archive Date Feb 16 2015

Dundurn | TAP Books

Description

2015 Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize 2015 — Short-listed

As she comes into adulthood, Grace confronts the mystery of her own identity and the story of her birth mother in this sprawling, large-hearted novel.

Growing up on the Caribbean island of St. Chris, Grace Carpenter never feels like she really belongs. Although her large, extended family is black, she is a redibo. Her skin is copper-coloured, her hair is red, and her eyes are grey. A neighbour taunts her, calling her “a little red jacket,” but the reason for the insult is never explained. Only much later does Grace learn the story of her birth mother and decipher the mystery surrounding her true identity.

“A compelling tale of faith and family, ranging from the dusty landscapes of West Africa to the rich flavours of the Caribbean.” — WILL FERGUSON, Giller Prize–winning author of 419

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A Note From the Publisher

Pamela Mordecai was born in Jamaica. She has published many textbooks, five collections of poetry, five children’s books and an anthology of short stories. Her writing has been shortlisted for the CBC Literary Award for Poetry, the Bridport Prize (poetry) and the James Tiptree Award for Speculative fiction. Other awards include the Institute of Jamaica’s Centenary and Musgrave Medals and Jamaica’s Vic Reid Award for Children’s Writing. Pamela lives in Kitchener.

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Advance Praise

A compelling tale of faith and family, ranging from the dusty landscapes of West Africa to the rich flavours of the Carribean. Pamela Mordecai has made the transition from poetry to prose with an enviable ease.Will Ferguson, Giller Prize-winning author of 419

A compelling tale of faith and family, ranging from the dusty landscapes of West Africa to the rich flavours of the Carribean. Pamela Mordecai has made the transition from poetry to prose with an...

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