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HUMFREY , MICHAEL: Portrait of a Sea Urchin : A Caribbean Childhood
Collins & Harvill 1979 First. VG/VG 208pp. Drawings by Desmond Knight and Susan Humfrey.8.5 x 5.5 500g ΒΆ Michael Humfrey , born in Grenada, deribes the now vanished world in which he grew up. As a solitary little boy with no companions amng the Whites or the Creoles, the Negro workers and their families became his friends. If he did not share their stark living conditions, he did share their gaiety, witnessed their ceremonies and festivals and grew to feel far more West Indian than his parents had intended. He writes with great affection about this childhood, some of the endearing characters he knew and communicates their fascinatin with their marine life and his appreciation of thier exotic beauty.There is a previous owners inscription inside the book
Offered for GBP 12.00 = appr. US$ 19.63 by: Stort Books - Book number: 17183