Waltzes I Have Not Forgotten - Softcover

Dyer, Bernadette Gabay

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0889614431 ISBN 13: 9780889614437

Publisher: Womens Pr, 2004

Synopsis

Traversing the Caribbean, Europe, America and China, ;Waltzes I Have Not Forgotten ;recounts the tale of John Moneague, a man who was born into poverty in the backstreets of Kingston, Jamaica. As a result of unforeseen and tragic circumstances, an old Hakka Chinese woman becomes John's guardian and life-long mentor. She brings joy into his life, shutting out the harshness of the rest of the world. Madam Hung Chin owns a small grocery store, and manages to make a living during and following the lean times of World War I. She secures the best education she can for John, sending him to a school intended for Chinese children.The intriguing narrative intensifies when John attracts the attention of a Jewish couple from England who are involved in, and dedicated to, a secret cause. As rumblings of political and domestic unrest spread across the European continent, the couple's political involvement turns out to have a momentous impact on John.

About this title

About the Author:

Bernadette Gabay Dyer is a poet, playwright, and fiction writer whose work has appeared in several literary magazines and anthologies. She has also published three chapbooks and a collection of short stories (Villa Fair, Beach Holme Press, 2000).Born in Kingston, Jamaica, and with familial roots in Africa, India, and Europe, Dyer has developed a keen literary interest in racial blending. Waltzes I Have Not Forgotten is her first novel.

Review:

"I read with fascination as the main character's life unfolded amidst an amazing variety of people, places, and historical events. But, for me, the drama really lies in how this boy, with all his kaleidoscopic experience of race and culture, finds his way to an inclusive sense of identity and to the place he fells is home. I was drawn into the life of a boy whose mixed heritage, and encounters with the history of his time and people of many cultures, lead him to a unique sense of his own identity, and his connection with those around him."

About this edition

• Publisher: Womens Pr
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0889614431
• ISBN 13: 9780889614437
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 228