[Many thanks to Peter Jordens for bringing this item to our attention.] Gareth Finighan (
The Royal Gazette) writes, “A book by a Bermudian author has been given the seal of approval by US media magnate Oprah Winfrey.”
Girlcott, by Florenz Maxwell, was listed as must-read book in a recent edition of Ms Winfrey’s
O Magazine.
The coming-of-age novel is set during the 1959 Theatre Boycott and seen through the eyes of Desma Johnson as she approaches her 16th birthday.
Ms Maxwell based her book partly on her own experiences. She was a member of the Progressive Group that organised the boycott in order to break down segregation on the island.