Thursday, June 14, 2012

Olga: A Daughter's Tale by Marie-Therese Browne

Olga was very happy as a child growing up in Jamaica. Her mother emigrated there after a visit with her sister. Becky fell in love and decided to stay. It wasn't an easy life but it was fulfilling. This is the story of Olga, on of Becky's 11 children. Olga loved her family very much and it was difficult for her to head off to London to go to school. Olga never dreamed that she would never set foot in her homeland again.

Olga story is told through the diaries of her Aunt Lucy, her mother Becky and her own. Marie, Olga's daughter, finds her mother's family with an ad in the local Jamaican paper. She discovers that her mother is a women of strength and courage. A woman who gave up her family because of circumstances beyond her control.

This is a touching story.

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