Author: Kei Miller
publisher name: W&N
ISBN: 9781474603614
"Augustown" by Kei Miller unfolds in the small community of Augustown, Jamaica, on a particular day in April. Ma Taffy, an elderly and blind woman, senses trouble when her nephew returns home with his dreadlocks cut. In response, she shares the story of Alexander Bedward, the flying preacherman, and recalls the events involving Rastaman, Bongo Moody, and others. The novel explores the intricacies of the community, history, and the passage of time.
