Book of the Week - From Harvey River
Dona Croll reads from Lorna Goodison's portrait of past generations of her unconventional family in Harvey River, Jamaica
Book of the Week - From Harvey River - Episode 1
Lorna remembers her great-grandfathers - Englishman William Harvey, who is shunned by his peers for marrying a black Jamaican woman; and George Wilson, an Irish sailor.
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Book of the Week - From Harvey River - Episode 2
Lorna recalls the lives of her mother and her four sisters, who dazzle the locals on their weekly trips into town. Life in Harvey River is good, until tragedy strikes.
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Book of the Week - From Harvey River - Episode 3
A cricket match brings Lorna's mother and father together. Life for the couple and their children in those early years is good - until everything is changed by the outbreak of war.
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Book of the Week - From Harvey River - Episode 4
After losing their business and home, Marcus and Doris make their way to Kingston Town and Doris prepares for the harsh realities of life in a small apartment.
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Book of the Week - From Harvey River - Episode 5
Lorna looks back on her extraordinary childhood in Kingston as the daughter of Mama Goodie, whose bottomless cooking pot and endless words of wisdom sustain the locals.
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