The Last Warner Woman by Kei Miller (English) Paperback Book

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From the WINNER OF THE FORWARD PRIZE FOR BEST COLLECTION 2014, a novel about a young Jamaican woman with a gift of prophecy embarks on a journey that will take her from a leper colony, to revivalist meetings, then to England.

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Adamine Bustamante is born in Jamaica, inside one of the islands last leper colonies. When she goes to a Revivalist Church, she discovers her gift of warning. But no one has bothered to warn Adamine that when she migrates to England her prophecies of hurricanes and earthquakes will no longer be respected. People will think she is crazy and lock her away in a mental hospital.Now an old woman, Adamine wants to tell her own story but she must compete with Mr Writer Man the novelist who is twisting her words for his own book and Adamine doesn't know why.In a story about magic and migration, about stories and storytelling, we discover it is never one person who owns a story, or who has the right to tell it.

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A young Jamaican woman with a gift of prophecy embarks on a journey that will take her from a leper colony, to revivalist meetings, then to England.

Author Biography

Kei Miller was born in Jamaica in 1978. He is currently teaching Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow. He has published several collections of poetry and a book of short stories, Fear of Stones, which was published by Macmillan Caribbean and was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize For Best First Book.

Review

One woman's tragic tale, beautifully told * INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY *A magical tale of beliefs and superstition... * HUDDERSFIELD DAILY EXAMINER *A warm, wry tale with a metatextual twist. * SUNDAY HERALD *

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From the WINNER OF THE FORWARD PRIZE FOR BEST COLLECTION 2014, a novel about a young Jamaican woman with a gift of prophecy embarks on a journey that will take her from a leper colony, to revivalist meetings, then to England.

Long Description

Adamine Bustamante is born in Jamaica, inside one of the islands last leper colonies. When she goes to a Revivalist Church, she discovers her gift of warning. But no one has bothered to warn Adamine that when she migrates to England her prophecies of hurricanes and earthquakes will no longer be respected. People will think she is crazy and lock her away in a mental hospital.Now an old woman, Adamine wants to tell her own story but she must compete with Mr Writer Man the novelist who is twisting her words for his own book and Adamine doesn't know why.In a story about magic and migration, about stories and storytelling, we discover it is never one person who owns a story, or who has the right to tell it.

Review Quote

'One woman's tragic tale, beautifully told'

Promotional "Headline"

From the WINNER OF THE FORWARD PRIZE FOR BEST COLLECTION 2014 , a novel about a young Jamaican woman with a gift of prophecy embarks on a journey that will take her from a leper colony, to revivalist meetings, then to England.

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THE SAME EARTH got fantastic reviews. THE LAST WARNER WOMEN also met with great praise.

Description for Press or Other Media

Once upon a time in Jamaica a young woman went somewhere that no one had visited for years. It may have been nestled in a valley between the Stone Hill mountains of St Catherine, four rocking chairs on a veranda surveying a garden full of bougainvillea and vegetables. Or perhaps it was merely a pastel-coloured house on an ordinary street in Spanish Town. One thing everyone agrees on: this is the place that Adamine Bustamante was born...

Details ISBN0753828081 Author Kei Miller Publisher Orion Publishing Co Year 2011 ISBN-10 0753828081 ISBN-13 9780753828083 Format Paperback Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 813.6 Media Book Pages 272 Language English Short Title LAST WARNER WOMAN Imprint Weidenfeld & Nicolson Publication Date 2011-04-14 UK Release Date 2011-04-14 Audience General NZ Release Date 2011-05-30 AU Release Date 2011-05-30 We've got this

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