Sydney and Fanny: The Price of Freedom (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

Sydney Jordan and Fanny Edwards are two emancipated slaves who continue to work on the white man's sugar plantation in Tobago. Sydney falls in love with Fanny, the maid in the Great House and they get married. Sydney soon discovers that Fanny is pregnant and questions whether he is the father. Fanny eventually gives birth to a mixed race daughter whom she names Petra. Fanny insists on keeping her secret and Sydney is devastated. Petra's problems, as she grows up, are more than Sydney and Fanny can bear. This is a thrilling, nerve-racking and thought-provoking story. About the Author Nathalie Rosamond Andrews was born, and grew up in Lambeau Village in the twin Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. She is a past student of Bishop’s High School, Tobago, where she taught as an undergraduate. Nathalie married Vincentian Roy Andrews, and travelled to England when she worked as an Accounts Clerk for the London County Council. Many years later, she graduated from Newland Park College of Education, Buckinghamshire, as a qualified teacher. As a drama student at Reading University, England, she researched and wrote a thesis on “The Development of West Indian Theatre,” gaining a diploma and becoming an Associate of the Drama Board (Education). Her professional career includes an Advisory Teacher in the English Department, Berkshire County Council. She has run several workshops for primary and secondary school teachers to encourage and support the use of literature written by black writers. She has worked tirelessly in the Berkshire Community promoting Caribbean Drama in an effort to help the local community to understand West Indian culture. Nathalie is the author of two booklets entitled “Parental Involvement in the Classroom,” and “Folk Talk.” Since returning to St. Vincent with her husband Roy, they have settled in Queen’s Drive and she has written and produced eight One Act Plays; The Power of Prayer, The Prophetess, Leroy’s Dilemma, Christmas on Coconut Hill, Rebecca’s Discontent, The Wedding Anniversary, Nadia’s Letter, The Couple from Nazareth (A Nativity Play) and in 2004, a novel - LEROY. She has a daughter and son who live in England.