Download or read book From Harvey River written by Lorna Goodison and published by Atlantic Books Ltd. This book was released on 2010-03-01 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As read on Radio 4, an irresistibly joyful memoir of mothers and daughters, and the importance of home. Lorna Goodison's family made their home in the Jamaican village to which her great-grandfather gave his name: Harvey River. Her mother Doris was a big-hearted lover of big stories and raised Lorna on tales of their family's - and Jamaica's - history. Gorgeously written with unashamed joy, From Harvey River weaves together memories with island folklore to create a vivid and irresistible story of mothers and daughters, family, and the ties that bind us to home.