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The Resource The other side of paradise : a memoir, Staceyann Chin, (electronic resource)

The other side of paradise : a memoir, Staceyann Chin, (electronic resource)

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No one knew Staceyann's mother was pregnant until a dangerously small baby was born on the floor of her grandmother's house in Lottery, Jamaica, on Christmas Day. Staceyann's mother did not want her, and her father was not present. No one, except her grandmother, thought Staceyann would survive. It was her grandmother who nurtured and protected and provided for Staceyann and her older brother in the early years. But when the three were separated, Staceyann was thrust, alone, into an unfamiliar and dysfunctional home in Paradise, Jamaica. There, she faced far greater troubles than absent parents. So, armed with a fierce determination and uncommon intelligence, she discovered a way to break out of this harshly unforgiving world. Staceyann Chin, acclaimed and iconic performance artist, now brings her extraordinary talents to the page in a brave, lyrical, and fiercely candid memoir about growing up in Jamaica. She plumbs tender and unsettling memories as she writes about drifting from one home to the next, coming out as a lesbian, and finding the man she believes to be her father and ultimately her voice. Hers is an unforgettable story told with grace, humor, and courage
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource
Note
Title from resource description page (Recorded Books, viewed October 13, 2014)
Contents
  • Cover; Colophon; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Prologue; Part I; Suffer the Children; In Everything Give Thanks; In My Father's House; Fret Not; As for Me and My House, We Will Serve the Lord; Be of Good Courage; Dominion Over Every Living Thing; But the Greatest of These Is Charity; The Prodigal; Provoke Not Your Children; I Will Come Again; Like a Thief in the Night; The Word Became Flesh; The Evidence of Things Not Seen; Part II; God Helps Those Who Help Themselves; Put Away Childish Things; As a Bear Lying in Wait; Let Him Kiss Me…; You Shall Have Treasure
  • The Sins of the FatherWith the Kisses of His Mouth; Take Up Your Bed and Walk; Heaven and Earth Will Pass Away, but My Words Will Not Pass Away; Part III; The Beginning of Knowledge; As a Man Sows; Gave Themselves Over to Vile Affections; Love as I Have Loved You; Ye Without Sin Cast the First Stone; I Will Make a Way; Epilogue; Acknowledgments
Isbn
9781439159378
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The other side of paradise : a memoir
Title
The other side of paradise
Title remainder
a memoir
Statement of responsibility
Staceyann Chin
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Author
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Language
eng
Summary
No one knew Staceyann's mother was pregnant until a dangerously small baby was born on the floor of her grandmother's house in Lottery, Jamaica, on Christmas Day. Staceyann's mother did not want her, and her father was not present. No one, except her grandmother, thought Staceyann would survive. It was her grandmother who nurtured and protected and provided for Staceyann and her older brother in the early years. But when the three were separated, Staceyann was thrust, alone, into an unfamiliar and dysfunctional home in Paradise, Jamaica. There, she faced far greater troubles than absent parents. So, armed with a fierce determination and uncommon intelligence, she discovered a way to break out of this harshly unforgiving world. Staceyann Chin, acclaimed and iconic performance artist, now brings her extraordinary talents to the page in a brave, lyrical, and fiercely candid memoir about growing up in Jamaica. She plumbs tender and unsettling memories as she writes about drifting from one home to the next, coming out as a lesbian, and finding the man she believes to be her father and ultimately her voice. Hers is an unforgettable story told with grace, humor, and courage
Biography type
autobiography
Cataloging source
RECBK
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1972-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Chin, Staceyann
Dewey number
818/.6
Index
no index present
LC call number
PR9265.9.C53
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
dictionaries
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Chin, Staceyann
  • Chin, Staceyann
  • Authors, Jamaican
  • Lesbian authors
  • Lesbian activists
  • Racially mixed children
  • BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Label
The other side of paradise : a memoir, Staceyann Chin, (electronic resource)
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Instantiates
Publication
Note
Title from resource description page (Recorded Books, viewed October 13, 2014)
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unknown
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Cover; Colophon; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Prologue; Part I; Suffer the Children; In Everything Give Thanks; In My Father's House; Fret Not; As for Me and My House, We Will Serve the Lord; Be of Good Courage; Dominion Over Every Living Thing; But the Greatest of These Is Charity; The Prodigal; Provoke Not Your Children; I Will Come Again; Like a Thief in the Night; The Word Became Flesh; The Evidence of Things Not Seen; Part II; God Helps Those Who Help Themselves; Put Away Childish Things; As a Bear Lying in Wait; Let Him Kiss Me…; You Shall Have Treasure
  • The Sins of the FatherWith the Kisses of His Mouth; Take Up Your Bed and Walk; Heaven and Earth Will Pass Away, but My Words Will Not Pass Away; Part III; The Beginning of Knowledge; As a Man Sows; Gave Themselves Over to Vile Affections; Love as I Have Loved You; Ye Without Sin Cast the First Stone; I Will Make a Way; Epilogue; Acknowledgments
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9781439159378
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
38d14990-4935-4a05-b8e2-23ea9b6542fe
Publisher number
EB00579320
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)893136308
Label
The other side of paradise : a memoir, Staceyann Chin, (electronic resource)
Link
Publication
Note
Title from resource description page (Recorded Books, viewed October 13, 2014)
Antecedent source
unknown
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Cover; Colophon; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Prologue; Part I; Suffer the Children; In Everything Give Thanks; In My Father's House; Fret Not; As for Me and My House, We Will Serve the Lord; Be of Good Courage; Dominion Over Every Living Thing; But the Greatest of These Is Charity; The Prodigal; Provoke Not Your Children; I Will Come Again; Like a Thief in the Night; The Word Became Flesh; The Evidence of Things Not Seen; Part II; God Helps Those Who Help Themselves; Put Away Childish Things; As a Bear Lying in Wait; Let Him Kiss Me…; You Shall Have Treasure
  • The Sins of the FatherWith the Kisses of His Mouth; Take Up Your Bed and Walk; Heaven and Earth Will Pass Away, but My Words Will Not Pass Away; Part III; The Beginning of Knowledge; As a Man Sows; Gave Themselves Over to Vile Affections; Love as I Have Loved You; Ye Without Sin Cast the First Stone; I Will Make a Way; Epilogue; Acknowledgments
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9781439159378
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
38d14990-4935-4a05-b8e2-23ea9b6542fe
Publisher number
EB00579320
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)893136308

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