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As the narrative mode across cultures and time, the short story
form wings from oral "folktales" to myths of origin, from parables
of caution to contemporary narratives of disclosure, disquiet and
discovery. Humans have always valued the short story as a way to
make sense of the world, and their place in it. Closure is
essentially about human striving.The first Black British short
story anthology since IC3 (2000), Closure illustrates that journey.
Where IC3 voiced a burning for self-definition, Closure offers
contemporary conversations of "Black Britishness" - a lived reality
that is like air or breath or blood. The breadth of this experience
is expressed through a variety of form and tone; of stylistic
ranges and the richness of its diverse themes. "Closure" as a title
invites a subversive response; this anthology is filled with
stories which, like lives, rarely end in the way we might imagine.
Closure is an Inscribe publication for Peepal Tree Press.
Delving into issues of family, class and loyalty, Black Rain Falling is a stunning crime novel that asks how far one should go to protect those they love.
On the Caribbean island of Camaho, forensics expert Michael 'Digger' Digson is in deep trouble.
His fellow CID detective Miss Stanislaus kills a man in self-defence - their superiors believe it was murder, and Digger given just six weeks to prove his friend is innocent.
While the authorities bear down on them, Digger and Miss Stanislaus investigate a shocking roadside murder, the first tremors of a storm of crime and corruption that will break over Camaho at any moment.
The first novel from a major new talent in Anglo-Caribbean writing
set in and around the cane fields of Grenada. Pynter Bender is a
child of the cane fields of Grenada, the second smallest
independent state in the world. This is Jacob Ross's extraordinary
debut novel of a boy born blind but whose eyes are healed, allowing
him to see great beauty. The story charts the painful awakening of
a rural population, essentially organised around serfdom, into a
raw and uncertain future that can only be achieved through fighting
- a civil war that Pynter is drawn in to. Pynter's father leaves
him to be brought up by the Bender women, a close-knit group of
aunts and cousins, and Pynter's early life is shaped by these
women. He begins to understand a world beyond them when his uncle,
Birdie the Beloved, the best baker on the island, occasionally
returns to the family on his brief periods out of jail. When Pynter
comes to love a woman, and later flees his family to hide in the
canes from the marauding soldiers, he can no longer ignore the
violent world beyond the yard where he lives. 'Pynter Bender' is
about the conflict between the world of men and women, men who walk
away from their families and from the cane fields and their women
who forbear. It brilliantly describes the birth of a modern West
Indian island and the shaping of its people as they struggle to
shuck off the systems that have essentially kept them in slavery
for centuries.
WINNER OF THE JHALAK PRIZE 'The Bone Readers is a page-turner, but
its insights and language are equally testament to a literary novel
of impressive depth and acuity' Guardian Secrets can be buried, but
bones can speak . . . After standing witness to a murder on the
streets of the Caribbean island of Camaho, young Michael 'Digger'
Digson is recruited into a unique plain clothes homicide squad, an
eclectic group of semi-official police officers, led by the
enigmatic DS Chilman. Digger becomes enmeshed in Chilman's
obsession with a cold case, the disappearance of a young man. But
Digger has a murder to pursue too: that of his mother, killed by a
renegade police squad when he was a boy. He has two weapons at his
disposal - his skill in forensics, and Chilman's latest recruit,
the mysterious, observant Miss Stanislaus. Together, the two find
themselves dragged into a world of dangerous secrets that demands
every ounce of their courage to survive. This award-winning crime
debut by highly acclaimed author Jacob Ross marks the thrilling
start to a new series following forensics genius Michael Digson.
'It's masterly. I've started to read it again with increasing
admiration' Crime Time 'A breath-taking, thought-provoking, and yes
brilliant read. I know this is a book I shall go back to again and
again' Sunny Singh 'Ross's novel is one that effortlessly draws
together the past and the present, gender, politics and the legacy
of colonialism in a top quality Caribbean set crime thriller. The
Bone Readers is a wonderful read' Catherine Johnson 'By turns
thrilling, visceral and meditative, and always cinematic' Musa
Okwonga 'An unconventional crime novel, and one that exposes the
dark underbelly of 'paradise'' Book Muse (blog) 'I was fascinated
by Ross' ability to create characters with depth and diversity. A
great read' Not Chai tea (blog) 'A unique read, paced to the
islands where it takes place with a group of interesting characters
I will enjoy following into future books' Word Dreams (blog) 'An
engaging, poetic and twist-filled Caribbean crime-noir novel.
Masterful' Book Witty (blog)
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
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