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“When Banana Stains Fade will draw its readers into the compelling drama of over four generations of a Jamaican family, told through the lifeline of its women.” –Rachel Manley, author and winner of 1997 Governor General’s Award for Literature in Canada for Drumblair: Memories of a Jamaican Childhood

When twenty-six-year-old…

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1 author picked When Banana Stains Fade as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book took me to a world I have never experienced before in real life or in a book--Jamaica. It is a saga about several generations of women finding unique strength.

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