Miss G and me : a daughter's memoir of her mother in a collection of anecdotes, journals, poetry, and personal essays

Wallace, Jennifer S.

Book 2021

"Ruth Williamson, aka Miss G, grew up in Jamaica. She left at a young age, under her mother's direction, to pursue a nursing education in England. Ruth then chose her own path, which led her to Canada, like so many immigrants in the late 1960s. Unlike many immigrants from the Caribbean at that time, Ruth ended up in rural Saskatchewan, working as a nurse while adjusting to the culture and climate of the Canadian Prairies. Ruth's life is one of re...

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Anecdotes Canada Saskatchewan

Authors, Canadian Biography

Canadian poetry Saskatchewan

Essays, Canadian (English)

Immigrants Jamaica

Mothers and daughters

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ISBN:

9781927570753 (trade paperback)
9781927570753
1927570751

Description:

208 pages : illustrations

Notes:

Canadiana

Contents:

Introduction
Symbols
On calling, questions, pet names, and identity
On water
On gardening
On education
Jamaica photos
On streams behind
On leaving and arriving
On being a nurse
On searching and leaving for something more
Europe photos
On staying
On belonging and putting down roots
On being an experienced nurse
On parenting and prayer
On her character
On our looks
On her handiwork
On going back to visit
On my grandfathers
On going home
On friendship
On walking and dancing
Saskatchewan photos
On conversations and old journals
On speaking and silence
On Mom and Dad
On gifts
On mothers, daughters and sisters
On travels
On going back to Mom's garden
Appendix 1. Pseudonyms
Appendix 2. Endnotes & Jamaican expressions & meanings
Acknowledgements
About the author

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3156043

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