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Jamerican Connection: A Novel
Jamerican Connection: A Novel
Jamerican Connection: A Novel
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In a quaint, English-looking rural town on Jamaica's Southern coast Rose Thorn struggles with her conniving, controlling husband to realize the dreams and ambitions that were put on hold and became stagnant when she got pregnant and dropped out of high school during her senior year. A birthday card in the mail from the same college Rose had planned to attend shortly before she got pregnant confirmed her suspicions regarding her husband's infidelity. Rose knew her husband would never give her independence; she'd have to claim it. In her fight to claim her right to decide her own destiny, her husband's infidelity grew blatant and the physical and emotional abuse escalated to horrific heights. Rose made decisions that send her flying back and forth over international waters to save her and her young daughter's lives.


Meanwhile, Laverne Fine, a talented cosmetologist, struggles with her doubts regarding her lover's identity and nationality and why her lover's Brooklyn-based mother is adamant in keeping her son's background a secret.


Also, Wendy Arnold, a well-respected Brooklyn-based College Professor is crumpling under the stress and strains of her long-distance relationship with her Jamaica-based high school sweetheart, Miles. In the express lane to middle age she wants to marry and bear children. Her lover, Miles also wants to marry Wendy and start a family, but there's one big hurdle. While winging back and forth between Jamaica and America the two had become successful in their respective careers; and neither is willing to uproot.
The Jamerican Connections of these three women is spun into an engrossing web of lies, suspense, domestic abuse, infidelity and deceit. Set against the lush backdrop of exotic Jamaica and Brooklyn, New York, the pages sizzles with vivid, dramatic twists and turns...

LanguageEnglish
PublisheriUniverse
Release dateMar 13, 2001
ISBN9781469755861
Jamerican Connection: A Novel
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Sandra A. Ottey

Sandra A. Ottey was born in Jamaica, but has lived most of her adult life in the US. She earned a Bachelor's Degree from Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York, and a Master's degree from Polytechnic University. She currently lives in New York where she's working on her second novel.

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