OLGA : A DAUGHTER'S TALE
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In 1994, my mother, Carmen Browne, was admitted to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton seriously ill. As she slowly recovered, I realised had she died so, also, would the chance for me to find out about our past, her family in Jamaica and, of great importance to me, who my father was, information she had refused to share with me. So, I decided to find out for myself.

My first discovery was that my mother was, in fact, Olga Browney, born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, and one of eleven children from a close-knit coloured Catholic family. A kind, naive and gentle girl, Olga came to London in 1939 to live with her malevolent, alcoholic aunt and intending to stay only six months. But, world events, personal tragedy and malicious intent all combined to prevent her from returning to Kingston.

Olga is a true story about the cruelty, revenge and jealousy inflicted on an innocent young woman and how she demonstrated moral courage, dignity, resilience and love. It is the story of a remarkable woman who made a choice, which resulted in her losing contact with her beloved family in Jamaica until nearly half a century later, when her past finally caught up with her.