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Melanie Schwapp

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Born

Kingston, Jamaica

Genre

Contemporary, Fiction, Children's

Member Since

October 2012

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Melanie Schwapp was born in Kingston, Jamaica. Two short migrations at two key stages of her life opened her eyes to the cultural and social discriminations in society, and thus began her quest for understanding through writing. At the age of five she moved to England with her family, where she was awakened to the nature of colour prejudice, and then during her late teens and early twenties she attended the University of South Carolina, where the subtle traits of discrimination cemented her interest in the social repercussions of these prejudices.

Although Melanie has written recreationally all her life, her first published work was a children’s book, “Lally-May’s Farm Suss” in 2007 in which she revives Jamaican myths and several cultural a ...more

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	So Many Islands: Stories from the Caribbean, Mediterranean, Indian Ocean and Pacific by Nicholas Laughlin (Editor), Mokoyan Vekula, Sabah Carrim (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 129 ratings — published 2018 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dew Angels 4.26 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lest We Find Gold 4.12 avg rating — 73 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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