Through the Hibiscus Hedge
Paulette A Ramsay
- Through
- the
- Hibiscus
- Hedge
- tells
- of
- children
- who
- veer
- off
- course
- into
- sticky
- situations
- and
- amuse
- themselves
- by
- pushing
- boundaries,
- and
- the
- adults
- who
- outwit
- and
- surprise
- them.
- Set
- in
- the
- beautiful
- Jamaican
- countryside
- where
- trees
- grow
- in
- all
- shades
- of
- green,
- roosters
- crow
- fiercely
- and
- youngsters
- can
- fly
- over
- mountain
- ranges,
- this
- collection
- of
- short
- stories
- by
- Paulette
- A.
- Ramsay
- is
- woven
- together
- by
- themes
- of
- discovery,
- loss
- and
- the
- coming-of-age.
- Written
- in
- lyrical
- prose,
- Through
- the
- Hibiscus
- Hedge
- affirms
- the
- personhood
- of
- children
- that
- is
- observed
- in
- their
- refreshing
- curiosity
- and boldness.
