Donna Hemans
Autor/a de River Woman
Sobre l'autor
Donna Heman's grew up in Brown's Town, Jamaica. At sixteen, she left Jamaica to complete her education in New York City, She currently lives in Maryland and works in Washington, D.C. as a wire service reporter. (Bowker Author Biography)
Crèdit de la imatge: from author's website
Obres de Donna Hemans
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Data de naixement
- 20th century
- Gènere
- female
- Lloc de naixement
- Jamaica
- Llocs de residència
- Maryland, USA
- Educació
- American University (MFA)
Fordham University (BA)
Membres
Ressenyes
Llistes
Premis
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 3
- Membres
- 54
- Popularitat
- #299,230
- Valoració
- 4.3
- Ressenyes
- 2
- ISBN
- 5
Synopsis (GR):
A 17 yearold taken from her mother at birth, an Episcopal priest with a daughter whose face he cannot bear to see, a mother weary of searching for her lost child: Tea by the Sea is their story-that of a family uniting and unraveling. To find the daughter taken from her, Plum Valentine must find the child's father who walked out of a hospital with the day-old baby girl without explanation. Seventeen years later, weary of her unfruitful search, Plum sees an article in a community newspaper with a photo of the man for whom she has spent half her life searching. He has become an Episcopal priest. Her plan: confront him and walk away with the daughter he took from her. From Brooklyn to the island of Jamaica, Tea by the Sea traces Plum's circuitous route to find her daughter and how Plum's and the priest's love came apart.
This is a wonderfully written tale of family secrets, forbidden love, abandonment but most of all a search for agency & belonging. The novel is very well written and it was a character driven story. Plum is a fantastic protagonist and her resilience and search for belonging just captures your heart from the very first moment she is introduced. Lenworth, although his actions are horrible and set the events into motion, is a character that you will love to hate for many years to come. Opal, their daughter has grown up feeling like something is missing in her life and doesn't quite understand why she doesn't feel seen by her father, even though he has raised her. All the characters were beautifully written & perfectly capture what is like to be Caribbean and be caught in between two worlds, always longing for home.
This novel had so much depth. The author's prose & use of metaphors throughout the tale brings the story to life. The places described were so vivid, I could imagine travelling back and forth between Jamaica and Brooklyn. I felt the ending was perfect & the last line left me speechless.
Bookdragon rates it 5🔥… (més)