Swimming with fishes
Malcolm, Rasheda Ashanti2017
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For fans of Mills and Books and Terry McMillan, a complicated contemporary love story set in the picturesque sunny backdrop of rural Jamaica. Set in rural Jamaica, Swimming With Fishes evokes the pain of a love affair between a London-born businessman and a native Jamaican and how that affair grows beyond either of their expectations.Sickle Cell Anaemia sufferer, Kat wants a baby more than life itself. When the town herbalist foretells of a man from across the ocean who will father her child, Kat's hopes intensify into a dream that must come true.Her encounter with Londoner Ben years later edges the prediction toward reality. Their friendship develops into an all-consuming love to which they both surrender. However unknown to Ben, Kat is a sickle cell sufferer and unknown to Kat, Ben is already married.
Main title:
Swimming with fishes / Rasheda Ashanti Malcolm.
Author:
Malcolm, Rasheda Ashanti, author
Imprint:
London : Jacaranda, 2017.
Collation:
383 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781909762459 (paperback)9781909762466 (ebook)
Dewey class:
823.92
Language:
English
Subject:
Jamaica -- FictionRomance fictionGeneralModern & contemporary fictionAdult & contemporary romanceFolklore, myths & legendsFamily law: marriage, separation & divorceDiseases & disordersFortune-telling & divinationRomancePlays, playscriptsContemporary lifestyle fictionCoping with illness & specific conditionsFamily & relationships: advice & issuesParenting: advice & issuesIntended specifically for women and/or girlsRelating to Latin / Hispanic American people
BRN:
2223480