_Bodies of Water_ is a magical, shifting thing. Cliff writes in her own language, her own voice, and what is startling is that her's is our's. In these stories, every note seems to hit the mark. You'll do well to leaf through these pages. You'll be rewarded with stories that will stay with you for many days after you first read them. Get this book.

'Free Enterprise' is fabulous. There are many counterpoints in this novel which is filled with historical reconstructions. Catch this novel if you can, as soon as you can. It offers almost a perfect balance between historicity and creativity.

If you have some literary theory behind you then the novel is particularly suited to a postcolonial readng.

so you'll want to read the novel several times so as not to miss anything.

The novel presents a perfect balance between historicity and creativity. Catch it if you can.

No Telephone to Heaven is one of the best cultural novels i have read this year. This non linear novel engulfs the reader in the adventures and struggles of its characters, demonstrating how culture and colonialism can bring people together and at the same time tear them apart. This deeply moving novel tells of the trials and tribulations of the protagonist, Clare and her inner struggle to seek connection and inner peace. It is wonderfully written and poetic. I finished the book in two sittings and highly reccomend it to those who enjoy novels of culture.

Michelle's story is one of courage and determination. Soccer fans in particular will be interested in what she has to say, but even those who don't appreciate the sport should be touched by what she's endured.

I especially enjoyed her teammates' input and the humorous stories about their time spent together. I'm a big fan of the Women's National Soccer Team in general and really appreciated these insights. Michelle also shares thoughtful remarks about family and team staff members who have inspired her to pursue her dreams despite her fight with CFS.

Sometimes you don't realize how good you have it until you hear what someone else has dealt with. This book is a very worthwhile read and may even help you to organize your own priorities!

I am a young soccer player who suffers from CFS. After reading this book I became inspired to work even harder. It is a great read for any soccer player or anyone who suffers from CFS. A wonderful book! Thank you Michelle!

For those who battle hard and never quit, Michelle's story is a great inspiration and story of hope, faith and perseverance. Great details about the Olympics and the US Women's Team as well.

Would only recommend this book to extreme feminists or to the Cliff's Notes company for students who are required to read this book if assigned by an instructor who advocates lesbianism.

Abeng is an incredible work of post-colonial literature, that via the life of protagonist Clare Savage, vividly explores the notions and ways in which racism, colourism, homophobia and economic-class division has embedded itself in the social fabric of British-dominated Jamaica.

While I cannot describe in totality the immense power such writing has---if I were to advise the potential reader of anything they should seek in the text it would be the parallel identity Clare feels between the cultural attachments and perspectives of her parents Boy and Kitty. And subsequently how their behaviour is exemplified through the world at large around Clare. "She felt split into two parts---white and not white, town and country, scholarship and privilege, Boy and Kitty (Cliff 119.")

Boy engrossed in his own sad hegemony, is a "cuffy"-want-to-be "Buckra" * The epitome of the social problems facing Jamaican society, his denial of his own "blackness" has led him to despise and criticise those whose pigmentation is darker than his, whose economic situation is more desolate---and particularly those whose connections to their African heritage have not been severed. He carries with him the belief that western idealisms and civilisation are superior.

Kitty, also of multi-racial heritage is the near opposite of her husband. She cherishes her Black ancestry, but as Cliff indirectly (and then directly towards the end) notes in the novel, her love of Blackness is rooted in victimisation and kept secret from her bigot husband. While she may appear to be submissive to the reader, she is indeed the stronger half in her marriage; and just as strong of a influence on her Daughter(s) as Boy.

I absolutely recommend this novel to any interested reader, more than another piece of liberal-historical fiction, Abeng is likely to invoke various reactions from the reader. As a woman of colour, born into a post-colonial British-Native American family (Gros Ventre tribe/Lac Courte Orielles tribes) this novel has further heightened my appreciation of the commonalities all colonised individuals share, irregardless of exact societal or geographic location.

*cuffy: hegemonic individual.
*Buckra: "white person" Jamaica
Internal Quotation from Abeng.

I am considering teaching Abeng in a literature class and am shocked to see that it had only been reviewed by one customer. It is a striking and powerful book.

Abeng is a coming-of-age story about a bi-racial adolescent girl in Jamaica who must face questions of race, class, sexuality, dominant ideology and identity. The book is also a stirring exploration of the fragility of friendship; it depicts trust, betrayal, and redemption. It is also a geography of the complexity and nuance of family. There are very few books that can handle such complex subject matter with the honesty and lyricism found here. I read this book several years ago and it has stayed with me. I should point out that it is at times disturbing, but also funny, moving, and thought-provoking. Sometimes I return to the last passages since they so beautifully convey the poignancy of childhood. Ultimately the book traces the early formation of the protagonist's revolutionary consciousness.

The plot meanders somewhat and skirts ideological analysis. However, in the end all the strands dovetail beautifully. The language, imagery, and symbolism are rich. Abeng shows us how our hearts and minds are born of the world around us, but also that we can change that world by discovering new worlds inside of us.