Island Songs

Customer Reviews

A fantastic read for all Jamaicans - By: Dorothy Dawn, 26 May 2008
I was in my local library one day & just picked this up because of the cover, never heard of the author but after Island Songs i will be reading much more by Alex Wheatle. My parents came to England in the sixties & every part of Island Songs is their story from back home in Jamaica to England. My dad told me the exact stories as Alex wrote, & the Jamaican partois is great. I laughed so much. My husband is Turkish & i read extracts from the book to him & there is one powerful incident in the book that made us choke up emotionallly it was very moving,i cried tears. Please get this book, thoroughly enjoyable.

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Fascinating Read - By: , 21 Aug 2005
Alex Wheatles' Island Songs takes us on a remarkable journey through years of struggle & tradition in Jamaica. We follow the main characters, Hortense & Jenny, through their childhood & into their twiglight years. His portrayal of family life, the loves, lies & loyalty are heartrendingly accurate. The conversations & quickfire exchanges throughout are a pleasure to read, again Wheatle manages to combine the humour & pain of the situations, leaving the reader feeling a deep empathy for his characters.
This is a very good read, not just a novel, but also a social study of 20th Century Jamaica

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