- Paperback: 157 pages
- Publisher: Macmillan Caribbean; 1 edition (Sep 17 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1405066377
- ISBN-13: 978-1405066372
- Product Dimensions: 21 x 13.8 x 1.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 222 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,977,434 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Gavin was unlike other boys. He did not fight, he threw like a girl, he could not swim, he had no happy memories. His mother had died giving birth, his father had dropped the baby at the graveside. Gavin was raised by an abusive grandmother who beat him every day in twisted revenge. This haunting collection of stories is peopled mainly by rejects of society, sad and lonely souls trying to come to terms with, to survive in, antagonistic circumstances. Some of the protagonists are gay in the hypocritically macho world of Caribbean men. Some are women scarred by childhood rape. There are the mentally ill, the mentally challenged. There is obeah, superstition and communion with the dead. But love blooms in the most unexpected places, and amongst the misfits there are fighters such as Naomi, a Rastafarian acolyte abandoned with six children. And for all the hardship there is laughter, as in Augustus Silvera`s triumphant last letter to the editor, and in the gospel according to Sue, who repaired her virginity every Sunday morning and so became immaculately pregnant.
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A must read, Jan 27 2008
By J. Dixon "always searching" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Fear of Stones: Macmillan Caribbean Writers (Paperback)
I loved the language and imagery in this book; I enjoyed being drawn into each story. I loved how Miller gave a voice to the people around us who are often not brave enough to speak. The Caribbean setting is beautiful. I'm looking forward to his novel.
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