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Augustown

By: Kei Miller
Narrated by: Dona Croll
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Ma Taffy may be blind, but she sees everything. So when her great-nephew, Kaia, comes home from school in tears, what she senses sends a deep fear through her.

While they wait for Kaia's mama to come home from work, Ma Taffy recalls the story of the flying preacherman and a great thing that did not happen. A poor suburban sprawl in the Jamaican heartland, Augustown is a place where many things that should happen don't, and plenty of things that shouldn't happen do. For the story of Kaia leads back to another momentous day in Jamaican history, the birth of the Rastafari and the desire for a better life.

Augustown is a novel about inequality and aspiration, memory and myth and the connections between people which can transcend these things but not always change them. It is a window onto a moment in Jamaican history when the people sought to rise up above their lives and shine.

©2016 Kei Miller (P)2016 Orion Publishing Group Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction World Literature

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The story is vibrant, poignant and beautifully crafted by an author who understands his audience. The performance is wonderful too! Really recommend it!

Vibrant!

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the inter mingling of the characters own story was so well done. I'd like more of this!

Excellent narrator brilliant story

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Amazing story didn’t want it to end! Very Well written and very well read! Absolute Brilliance

Brilliant Just Brilliant

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I loved listening to this book. The narrator was captivating. The story simple whilst powerful. Thank you and well done Kei Miller.

Brilliant Listen!

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I enjoyed listening to the story which brought back memories of childhood songs i had been taught about August town & Alexandra Bedward. It also served to show how life events intertwine for what seems to be no reason except on examination maybe there is reason after all.

A wonderful & satisfying book

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A fantastically written book with lots of twist and turns. I could not stop listening. Donna kroll was exceptional in the way her change of voices created a scene that completely enveloped you into the story. Loved the story. Thank you

Sheer Brilliance

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exceptionally well written and performed, took me back to my homeland and it was also educational. I would definitely recommend this book and author to my family and friends.

exceptional

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I throughly enjoyed it! A must read particularly if you have an interest in Jamaican folk history.

The historical relevance of Alexander Bedward

I throughly enjoyed it! A must read particularly if you have an interest in Jamaican folk history.

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This book is enthralling, Funny,moving. I could almost see everything that happened. Brilliant read and would recommend.

Amazing

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Wow what a great story, I felt sad, happy, angry, cried. Highly recommended. I love the mix of accents.

Great! Great story, it's very moving

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