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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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The item The other side of paradise : a memoir, Staceyann Chin, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library.This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
Resource Information
The item The other side of paradise : a memoir, Staceyann Chin, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Note
- Title from resource description page (Recorded Books, viewed October 13, 2014)
- Contents
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- 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
- Label
- The other side of paradise : a memoir
- Title
- The other side of paradise
- Title remainder
- a memoir
- Statement of responsibility
- Staceyann Chin
- Subject
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- Biography
- Chin, Staceyann, 1972- -- Childhood and youth
- Chin, Staceyann, 1972- -- Homes and haunts -- Jamaica
- Electronic books
- Authors, Jamaican -- 21st century -- Biography
- Lesbian authors -- Jamaica -- Biography
- Racially mixed children -- Jamaica -- Biography
- Lesbian activists -- Jamaica -- Biography
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Personal Memoirs
- 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
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- 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)
- Link
- Note
- Title from resource description page (Recorded Books, viewed October 13, 2014)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
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- 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
- 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
Subject
- Biography
- Chin, Staceyann, 1972- -- Childhood and youth
- Chin, Staceyann, 1972- -- Homes and haunts -- Jamaica
- Electronic books
- Authors, Jamaican -- 21st century -- Biography
- Lesbian authors -- Jamaica -- Biography
- Racially mixed children -- Jamaica -- Biography
- Lesbian activists -- Jamaica -- Biography
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Personal Memoirs
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