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The Other Side of Paradise : A Memoir by Staceyann Chin

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Author: Staceyann Chin
Page Count: 288 pages
Published Date: 09 Feb 2010
Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Publication Country: New York, United States
Language: English
Format: PDF
ISBN: 9780743292917
Download Link: The Other Side of Paradise A Memoir
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Staceyann Chin has appeared on television and radio, including "The Oprah Winfrey Show," CNN, and PBS, discussing issues of race and sexuality. But it is her extraordinary voice that launched her career as a performer, poet, and activist. Here, she shares her unforgettable story of triumph against all odds in this brave and fiercely candid memoir.. No one knew Staceyann s mother was pregnant until a dangerously small baby was born on the floor of her grandmother s house in Jamaica, on Christmas Day. Staceyann s mother did not want her, and her father was not present. No one, except her grandmother, thought Staceyann would survive. It was her grandmother who nurtured and protected and provided for Staceyann and her older brother in the early years. But when the three were separated, Staceyann was thrust, alone, into an unfamiliar and dysfunctional home in Paradise, Jamaica. . Told with grace, humor, and courage, Chin plumbs tender and unsettling memories as she writes about drifting from one home to the next, coming out as a lesbian, finding the man she believes to be her father, and ultimately, discovering her voice. ."

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