![]() ![]() ![]() As Gloria’s confidence grows throughout the course of the novel, so too does the articulacy of her narration. ![]() Young’s prose is compelling narrated from Gloria’s perspective in present-tense Jamaican patois, its striking rhythm allows the reader to hear the idiosyncrasies of each finely-drawn character’s speech patterns. The narrative winds its way through 34 years of ups and downs, for both protagonist and nation. Here she struggles to build a life for herself and to protect those that she cares about from the injustices of poverty. Her story begins in 1938 when dramatic events in her rural hometown force her to flee to Kingston with her younger sister. From the author of Pao (2011) comes the interlinked story of Gloria Campbell, a young, poor black women growing up in mid-twentieth century Jamaica. Kerry’ Young’s Gloria (2013) is a confident second novel. ![]()
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