{"product_id":"a-patch-of-bare-earth-collected-short-stories-paperback","title":"A patch of bare earth: collected short stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSuelin M. Low Chew Tung\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Patch of Bare Earth is a collection of painterly sketches of the human Grenadian landscape. From social events which occur in the midst of death (All Saints Night), to using blue paint to keep away maldjo, the evil eye (Drinking Rum for Water), to hardworking men (To Cover a Hole), and young women learning to survive (Teach a Daughter to Fish), these short short stories explore the laughter, sense of humour and sadness of a stoic island people, coloured by the author's experience as a painter, living on a small island. Foreword by Dr Fernanda Steele.Reviewed by St Hope Earl McKenzie for Caribbean Quarterly, ISSN 0254-8038, 03\/2014, Volume 60, Issue 1 (Mar 2014), p. 136-139,168.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuelin M Low Chew Tung lives and works on the Caribbean island of Grenada. She is a mixed media painter, with background in pharmacy, radio and print media. Her research on Grenada's traditional carnival characters, add structure to her art-historical papers which she has presented at Caribbean and Latin American studies conferences in the Caribbean. Her work has been shown in Tarragona Spain, Shanghai China, Ordino Andorra, the USA, UK, Grenada and Trinidad. A Patch of Bare Earth is her first collection of short stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 118\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.25 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 18, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50470414680301,"sku":"9781484918715","price":13.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/a-patch-of-bare-earth-collected-short-stories-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}