Windward Family
An atlas of love, loss and belonging
$24.48
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
11 April 2023
Summary
‘It took two decades for me to go in search of the parts of myself I had left behind in the Caribbean. What ghosts were waiting for me there? There was a thick, black journal in my flat, stuffed with letters, postcards, handwritten notes and diary entries. For the first time in years, I opened it.
Twenty years after living there as a child, Alexis Keir returns to the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent. He is keen to uncover lost memories and rediscover old connections. But he also carr…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781909770713 |
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| ISBN-10: | 190977071X |
| Author: | Alexis Keir |
| Publisher: | Octopus Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Thread |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 11 April 2023 |
| Weight: | 260g |
| Dimensions: | 24mm x 128mm x 198mm |
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Alexis Keir
Alexis Keir grew up in Luton, a town with a strong presence and history of migrant communities. He spent a year in the Caribbean as a child and returns there regularly. His experiences living in New Zealand, including encounters with Maori culture and communities, inspired him to explore the stories of his own family more deeply. His non-fiction essay I Lands was published by The Selkie. From A Distance was recorded for the podcast We’ve Chosen Here and My Girlfriend Cuts My Hair was published in The Caribbean Writer. In 2019 he was selected as a participant for the London Writers Award Programme run by Spread The Word, he is one of the 2021 cohort of the London Library’s Emerging Writers Programme, and in the same year he was shortlisted for The Cecile de Jongh Literary Prize.
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