Overview
Flamingo, a young writer in Jamaica, finds herself enmeshed in the world of her fictional characters in this inspiring and poetic novel about hope and the ravages of recent Jamaican economic and social upheavals. When poverty, emigration, and political turmoil in the fictional world oblige Flamingo's characters to disperse, the one-eyed protagonist Alva solicits Flamingo's help to bring them back together. The innovative novel is organized as a writers' notebook and sprinkled with recipes, herbal remedies, dream interpretations, and various other interjections evoking the culture and traditions of Jamaica.Reviews
"Douglas has written a dandy, atmospheric novel of women's connections to the spirit world and to one another." —Library Journal on Madam FateAuthor Biography
Marcia Douglas is a scholar of African American and Caribbean literature whose articles have appeared in Callaloo, Sisters of Caliban: A Multilingual Anthology of Contemporary Caribbean Women Poets, and Sun Dog: Southeast Review. She is the author of Electricity Comes to Cocoa Bottom and Madam Fate. She lives in Broomfield, Colorado.
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