ARGONAUT BOOKS

Growing up in rural Claremont, working amid the hustle and bustle, lawn parties and 'houses of joy' in Trenchtown, two sisters, Jenny and Hortense Rodney, take a chance and move to England with their husbands, where they settle down to motherhood amongst the jazz cafés and bleak streets of Brixton. Reviews Island Songs and East of Acre Lane, two must-reads - grab your heart, not with pity but with wonder that such beauty can come from such a lifeIndependent - Jasmin Alibhai-BrownIsland Songs is a novel brought to life by a wealth of vivid detail and a superb cast of supporti...Read More