They Called Him Brother George: Portrait of a Caribbean Politician
by Anderson Reynolds
ISBN-13: 978-1-7332913-1-6
Format: Trade Paperback, 300 pp.
Pub. Date: January 2023
Publisher: Jako Books
They Called Him Brother George: Portrait of a Caribbean Politician captures from multiple perspectives the political, artistic, and personal life of George Odlum, and highlights the public’s fascination, mystification, love, hate, and appreciation of George Odlum and their opinions on his place in St. Lucian and world history.
Jungle Democracy on Trial: The Politics of Covid
by Modeste Downes
ISBN-13: 978-1-7332913-6-1
Format: Trade Paperback, 242 pp.
Pub. Date: April 2022
Publisher: Jako Books
In Jungle Democracy on Trial, the writer presents the beginning presence of the Coronavirus into the island and the unfolding narrative of the medical, political, legal and social response to the pandemic.
NO MAN’S LAND: A Political Introspection of St. Lucia
by Anderson Reynolds
ISBN-13: 978-1-7332913-2-3
Format: Trade Paperback, 260 pp.
Pub. Date: February 2021
Publisher: Jako Books
No Man’s Land: A Political Introspection of St. Lucia presents a provocative, insightful, and timely narrative on St. Lucian politics and society that pinpoints what is wrong with the country’s political and economic system and how to fix it.
A Lesson on Wings
by Modeste Downes
ISBN: 978-0-9704432-9-8
Format: Trade Paperback, 205 pp.
Pub. Date: February 2019
Publisher: Jako Books
In A Lesson On Wings, multiple-award-winning St. Lucian poet, Modeste Downes, brings us a whimsical, insightful, and beautifully crafted collection of poems that is not only reminiscent of the works of Derek Walcott but speaks well of the state of Caribbean poetry in the post-Walcott era. It is said first there was poetry, then poetry became words of wisdom, and then words of wisdom became words of God. Modeste Downes’ poetry may have entered the realm of words of wisdom.
My father Is No Longer There
by Anderson Reynolds
ISBN-13: 978-0-9704432-7-4
Format: Trade Paperback, 215 pp.
Pub. Date: August 2019
Publisher: Jako Books
In coming to terms with his father’s accidental death, the author has gifted us a beautifully crafted, evocative memoir reminiscent of the writings of Jamaica Kincaid and Toni Morrison. It will surely resonate with all those who have suffered a great loss, be it the death of a loved one, or a parent-child separation.
The Stall Keeper
by Anderson Reynolds
Winner of the National Arts Award for Prose
ISBN-13: 978-09704432-6-7
ISBN-10: 09704432-6-9
Format: Trade Paperback, 280 pp.
Pub. Date: January 2017
Publisher: Jako Books
Set in the author’s hometown of Vieux Fort, St. Lucia, and
using the American World War II occupation of the town as backdrop,
The Stall Keeper provides deep insights into the forces that have shaped
Vieux Fort.
The Brown Curtains
by Clive Sankardayal
Winner 2005 National Arts Award for Prose
Short Listed for the 2006 Guyana Prize for Best Fiction
ISBN-10: 0970443250
ISBN-13: 978-0970443250
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pp.
Pub. Date: January 2006
Publisher: Jako Books
The Brown Curtains follows a group of Guyanese professionals as they migrate to St. Lucia to take advantage of better pay, as such the novel presents a lesson in racial, cultural and religious tolerance that has important implications for the CSME and Caribbean integration. And as one of the few West Indian novels to explore intra-Caribbean migration and cultural differences among CARICOM countries, The Brown Curtains is indeed a path making work of art.
Phases
by Modeste Downes
Winner 2005 M&C Main Literature Prize
ISBN-10: 0-9704432-4-2
Format: Trade Paperback, 102 pp.
Pub. Date: January 2005
Publisher: Jako Books
Phases is a collection of over fifty dew‑drenched poems that speak powerfully to a past when living was peaceful and growing up was fun, and a present whose dynamic invokes nostalgia and a craving for a return to the past. Like a surgeon with a scalper, Phases dissects St. Lucian society to reveal and diagnose its spiritual and social ills. Yet like an artist with a paintbrush, the book celebrates the uniqueness and hence the very essence of our culture.
The Struggle for Survival: an historical, political, and socioeconomic perspective of St. Lucia
by Anderson Reynolds
Winner of the M&C Award for Prose
ISBN: 0-9704432-2-6
Format: Hardcover, 206 pp.
Pub. Date: June 2003
Publisher: Jako Books
The Struggle For Survival is history that reads like a novel. The book is a multilayered and dynamic narrative of the history, politics, culture, and economics of St. Lucia. With just one glance through history, the book captures the essence of St. Lucian society.
Death by Fire
by Anderson Reynolds
Winner 2001 M&C Main Literature Prize
ISBN: 0-9704432-1-8
Format: Trade Paperback, 205 pp.
Pub. Date: January 2001
Publisher: Jako Books
Set in the picturesque Caribbean island of St. Lucia, Death by Fire is an epic novel in which natural calamities, historical events, supernatural forces, and betrayed love all combine in deciding the fate of its characters. As such it is a profound statement on the nature of fate and the forces that shape society.
