Crooks, Jacqueline
The Ice Migration
- ISBN 13:
- 9781845233587
- author:
- Crooks, Jacqueline
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Peepal Tree Press Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 144
- Dimensions:
- 20.6 x 13.5 centimetres (0.21 kg
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, General, Fiction & Literature
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Ice Migration by Jacqueline Crooks explores the human experience through the interconnected stories of a Jamaican family of mixed Indian and African heritage. Spanning centuries and continents, these poignant tales reveal the complexities of movement and its impact on individuals and communities. From the ancestral homeland to distant shores, the people in this collection navigate the challenges of change, encountering both hostility and resilience along the way. Yet, despite the strangeness of new surroundings, they discover that life is defined by universal crises - birth, sexuality, sickness, old age, and death - as well as the comforts of food, stories, and memory. This poetic exploration of movement and identity offers a powerful insight into the human condition, one that is both deeply personal and universally relatable.
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