Jamaica's Ackee & Saltfish A Collection of Recipes & Short Stories

A number of 'real life' characters masticate delicious recipes while events unfold in ten stories. Each story begins with a traditional recipe. Fidel falls in love. Alona and her friends meet at a festival where Johncannuh masqueraders feature. Kingston women experience their first Kumina burial. Oshea has a secret meeting with a psychologist. Machismo attitudes makes him fearful of his wife reaction to him seeing a 'head doctor'. Mama Margaret mourns her loved one. While Federick is self assured yet, very disappointed that females resist his charms. Josephine is horrified when the UK PM visited the island and not only snubs the local press but, adds insult to injury by announcing a 'new build' - a prison on the island because, he expects there to be 'high numbers of UK based returnees'. (Windrush Scandal sounds familiar?) Five recipes take you back in time, as well as, throw you into the future marinated with some cookery, history, psychology, geography and other 'ologies' craftily woven into the tales. This is a unique journey of discovery; giving a deeper understanding of Jamaica's, culture and foods. Some stories embrace both Taino and African teachings; national heroes; essential reading about the island and so much more. Jamaica's Ackee & Saltfish A Collection of Recipes & Stories, celebrate the island, it's people (home and abroad) and heritage.