Augustown

De: Kei Miller

Narrado por: Dona Croll

In the wake of Marlon James' Man Booker Prize-winning A Brief History of Seven Killings, Augustown - set in the backlands of Jamaica - is a magical and haunting novel of one woman's struggle to rise above the brutal vicissitudes of history, race, class, collective memory, violence, and myth.

Ma Taffy may be blind, but she sees everything. So when her great-nephew Kaia comes home from school in tears, what she senses sends a deep fear running through her. While they wait for his mama to come home from work, Ma Taffy recalls the story of the flying preacherman and a great thing that did not happen.

A poor suburban sprawl in the Jamaican heartland, Augustown is a place where many things that should happen don't, and plenty of things that shouldn't happen do. For the story of Kaia leads back to another momentous day in Jamaican history, the birth of the Rastafari, and the desire for a better life.

©2016 Kei Miller (P)2016 Orion Publishing Group

Fantastic

Beautiful writing and amazing narration. The imagery in this book is completely immersive and Dona Croll read it perfectly.

Read yes

Really captures Jamaican culture and struggle against Babylon 👮‍♀️ long but sweet yes yes yes yes

Wow

Brilliant story and brilliant story telling. Tight story and lush immersive prose. Well worth your time

The narrator is incredible

I could feel I am there. An incredible story made by music and so politically astute. Profound study of colonialism and imperialism through a few beautiful people. Thank you.

That was an authentic story. It was on 🇯🇲🙏💞

This story was authentic and told in a manner that's respectful of our history, elders and ways.