Juliet Nicolson

Brutality rules in paradise – a memoir of Jamaican childhood

Brought up by a tyrannical father in the postcard beauty of Montego Bay, this is a story of the author’s salvation through literature and the ferocity of maternal love

Paradise for some: Montego Bay, Jamaica. [Alamy] 
issue 23 September 2023
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