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Me Dying Trial
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
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Summary
From a major voice in Caribbean literature - this is a story of Gwennie Glaspole, a schoolteacher trapped in an unhappy marriage, fighting to resist Jamaican cultural expectations and for her independence.
A new edition of the "remarkable first novel" from a major voice in Caribbean literature in the Celebrating Black Women Writers series. Written in modified Jamaican patois, Powell traces the life of Gwennie, a strong woman who plays the role of wife and mother while suffering through a loveless and violently abusive marriage to Walter. Faced with choice of remain a victim to her duties or flee from the cruelties of her everyday life, Gwennie decides to start anew and embrace the pressures of sudden and laudable change. Me Dying Trial ambitiously conveys what goes unspoken - issues regarding identity, homosexuality, religion, and personal afflictions, and how often that strong sense of community holds us back from growing.
Powell’s debut solidified her status as "one of the most exciting writers living and writing on the island that is the Caribbean-American hyphen." (Edwidge Danticat)
Critic reviews
"One of the most gifted voices among the new generation of writers from the English-speaking Caribbean. With her flawless ear for the poetic vernacular of her native Jamaica and her in-depth understanding of the complexity of island society, Powell continues to affirm the Caribbean's rightful place on the literary map of the world." (Paule Marshall, author of Praisesong for the Widow)
"In its appropriation of the singsong accent of Jamaicans, its vivid portrayal of landscape, and its stark portrayal of the trials of womanhood/motherhood, Me Dying Trial is a remarkable first novel." (World Literature Today)
"Powell weaves a compelling plot...developing a whole cast of characters worth caring about. A bold writer, she takes on economic and political issues." (Belles Lettres)