Greenwichtown

I absolutely loved this story! I was between 4.25 and 4.5 stars, but rounded up because I listened to the Audible audio version and it's fantastic. I was immediately pulled in by the author's authentic, child-like prose of Fay, the main character, and by the superb narration of Robin Miles. She brin......more

Review coming soon, I need to digest my thoughts.......more

4.5 stars. Started slow with no vested interest in the characters but how wrong I was. Poor in Jamaica with no job. Characters you begin to root for when all their is is hardship, failure and deceit. I loved the pragmatism of Fay/Clara. Her triumphs and failures.. she says toward the end, “ I am goi......more

Living in a shack outside a jamacian plantation, Fay Mytle struggles daily to survive the poverty and despair. Against all odds she receives an education and blossom into a strong woman. I actually listened to this on cd and it was quite interesting to hear this novel narrated in jamaician dialect .......more

Different. Some people really do have a hard life. All the pitfalls of poverty and teenage life. Heartbreaking at times, but in a sense, life worked out. Still, it’s a reminder that one ‘mistake’ an change the whole trajectory of our lives.......more