Olive Senior

• Sep-1987
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• Dec-1989
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• Mar-1995
• / Literary
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The nine vividly rendered stories of place and character in Discerner of Hearts are set in Jamaica, both rural and urban, some present-day, others looking back several decades. Senior’s gift for fine characterization, for recreating the music of ev...

• Oct-2009
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Fiction. African American Studies. The Toronto author's Jamaican birthplace provides the setting for these powerful and poignant stories that span a period of roughly 150 years, from the closing days of slavery in 1838 to the 1980s. The tensions wrou...

• Jan-2012
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Johnny loves nothing better than splashing in the ocean waves� -- naked. But Mom says now that he’s four he’s too old to run around without clothes on. She even buys him a pair of overalls with genuine 100 percent child-proof snap fasteners! But ...

• Feb-2014
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Anna fetches water from the spring every day, but she can’t carry it on her head like her older brothers and sisters can. In this charming and poetic family story set in Jamaica, Commonwealth Prize-winning author Olive Senior shows young readers th...

• Jun-2014
• / Literary
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"As a novel it is compelling, its heroine unforgettable. . . . A simply wonderful read."--"The Globe and Mail"

"This novel is a jewel that promises the reader a lesson in dancing to the right tune."--"Jamaica Observer"

Her mother's death and h...

• Oct-2015
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The Pain Tree tells stories that speak to all aspects of Jamaican life. Among the characters we hear from are: poor folk making the best of past hardships (“Coal”); rich folk plotting future selfishness (“The Goodness of My Heart”...

• Jul-2019
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In this vibrant and exquisitely illustrated picture book, written by Commonwealth Prize-winning Jamaican-Canadian Olive Senior, and with pictures by the acclaimed artist Laura James (the team that created Anna Carries Water), a young girl learns to l...