The Future-Telling Lady: And Other Stories

by James Berry

Evoking a vivid portrait of life in the West Indies, six diverse tales recount the stories of a future-telling lady who reveals the key role of Jamaican healers, a young girl who meets some unusual ghosts, and others.

139 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

James Berry, OBE, Hon FRSL (1924-2017) was a black Jamaican poet and writer who settled in England in the 1940s. His poetry is notable for using a mixture of standard English and Jamaican Patois.