"Staceyann Chin's memoir is a heartbreaking feat of unflinching memory and language. Set in a Jamaica far from the tourist brochures, The Other Side of Paradise is Chin's rich and nuanced story of family and abandonment, love and brutality, and a child's struggle to survive and find a home that will accept her. A remarkable young woman emerges, whose gift for poetry has been forged by poverty, Released on: Febru. The Other Side of Paradise is the childhood memoir of Staceyann Chin, an award-winning, highly celebrated performing artist, spoken word poet, and political activist. In the novel, she reminisces. · Staceyann Chin's memoir is a heartbreaking feat of unflinching memory and language. Set in a Jamaica far from the tourist brochures, The Other Side of Paradise is Chin's rich and nuanced story of family and abandonment, love and brutality, and a child's struggle to survive and find a home that will accept her. A remarkable young woman emerges, whose gift for poetry has been forged by Reviews:
THE OTHER SIDE OF PARADISE. A Memoir. By Staceyann Chin. Scribner. ISBN: $24, Hardcover, pp. ——. Rigoberto Gonzalez 's body of work includes books of poetry, novels, memoir, and children's books. His most recent book is the young adult novel, The Mariposa Club (Alyson). Staceyann Chin's memoir is a heartbreaking feat of unflinching memory and language. Set in a Jamaica far from the tourist brochures, The Other Side of Paradise is Chin's rich and nuanced story of family and abandonment, love and brutality, and a child's struggle to survive and find a home that will accept her. A remarkable young woman emerges. The Other Side of Paradise by Staceyann Chin Most of us will know Staceyann Chin as the Tony-nominated co-writer and performer of Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam on Broadway. Some among us may be familiar with her poetry and with her Off-Broadway one woman show ("Border/Clash: A Litany of Desires") and her performances at the Nuyorican Poets.
The Other Side of Paradise is the childhood memoir of Staceyann Chin, an award-winning, highly celebrated performing artist, spoken word poet, and political activist. In the novel, she reminisces about her early beginnings in rural Jamaica living in a shack with her brother and her partially-deaf, illiterate maternal grandmother. THE OTHER SIDE OF PARADISE. A Memoir. By Staceyann Chin. Scribner. ISBN: $24, Hardcover, pp. ——. Rigoberto Gonzalez ‘s body of work includes books of poetry, novels, memoir, and children’s books. His most recent book is the young adult novel, The Mariposa Club (Alyson). Staceyann Chin's memoir is a heartbreaking feat of unflinching memory and language. Set in a Jamaica far from the tourist brochures, The Other Side of Paradise is Chin's rich and nuanced story of family and abandonment, love and brutality, and a child's struggle to survive and find a home that will accept her. A remarkable young woman emerges, whose gift for poetry has been forged by poverty, religiosity, and a circle of adults who found the child in their care.
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