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"A magnificent achievement-moving, eloquent, defiant. It is a major milestone in the cultural history of black people. Mr. Thelwell has put us all in his debt."–Chinua Achebe
"Masterly…. One of the very few novels worthy of the black experience in our age."–Harold Bloom
"Thelwell's writing is lush, his imagery powerful, his characters full of depth, his attention to detail admirable."–Los Angeles Times
"An authentic and exceedingly rich portrait of Jamaican life beyond the tourist hotels."–The New York Times
"Destined to become a classic, and one that our children can be proud of."–The Black Scholar
"A fine novel, rich in language, deep in characterization, compelling in action, and provocative in it vision. In its way, it is a kind of novelized reggae."–The Boston Globe
"The most authentic and evocative portrait of the Jamaican poor–the rich and sustaining vernacular of their culture, the sheer heroism of their economic existence–that I have seen."–Jarvis Anderson, The New Republic
