The Revenge of Maria

by Makeda Silvera

"The Revenge of Maria" is multi-layered story about the death of a family matriarch, a tyrant of facinating proportions, feared and loved by several generations. At the opening of the novel the aging matriarch, Maria, returns to the place of her birth where she soon dies. Set in North America and Jamaica, three generations of women remain under her spell, trapped by Maria's indominatable spirit. Interwoven stories unravel the ties that bind daughter, grand-daughter, and great-grand-daughters, as each attempts to release herself from the forces of Maria's life.

168 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1999

About the author

Makeda Silvera was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and spent her early years there before immigrating to Canada in 1967. Now living in Toronto, she is co-founder of Sister Vision: Black Women and Women of Colour Press, where she is the managing editor. Her previous publications include Silenced, an acclaimed collection of oral histories of Caribbean domestic workers in Canada; Growing Up Black, a resource guide for youth, and Remembering G And Other Stories, her first book of fiction. She is also the editor of Piece of My Heart, a ground-breaking anthology of writings by lesbians of colour.