From Harvey River: A Memoir of My Mother and Her Island Children's Art Take in the view atop

Take in the view atop the Eiffel Tower

she taught herself to live on a pauper's allowance -- until a charming visitor promises her the funds that had been stolen from her through the years

a hunter looking to impress his buddies

The best part about stick figures is that anyone can draw them

unending decline

From Harvey River: A Memoir of My Mother and Her Island Children's Art Take in the view atopIn the tradition of Michael Ondaatje's Running in the Family and Carlos Eire's Waiting for Snow in Havana comes Lorna Goodison's luminous memoir of her forebearsFrom Harvey River. When Doris' English grandfather, William Harvey, discovers a clearing at the end of a path cut by the feet of those running from slavery, he gives his name to what will become his family's home for generations. For Doris, Harvey River is the place she always called home, the