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The Great Yacht Race
Murders, scandals and the pursuit of forbidden pleasures may help to while the time away, but for Montego Bay's elite in the 1950s nothing is as important as the annual yacht race. Winkler interweaves the lives of five Fitzpatrick the barrister, Angwin the magistrate, O'Hara the hotelier, Biddle the reporter - all of whom will eventually compete in the race - and Father Huck, the American priest who ministers over them and tried his best to understand them, while battling with his own conflicts. In so doing, Winkler provides us with an affectionately satirical, hilarious view of a paranoid, hypocritical and eccentric colonialist society, during the twilight of its influence.
424 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1992
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Anthony C. Winkler
68 books39 followersAnthony C. Winkler was a successful Jamaican novelist and popular contributor to many post-secondary English literary texts.
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January 29, 2016
There is something about "The Great Yacht Race" that seems off. I read like a first draft. I felt the book was all over the place, characters were introduced late into the book that just didnt gel with the overall story. I felt Winkler "ran out of things" to say so the book ended adruptly.
Was a little disappointing because I am a huge Winkler fan. I just felt like a lot more could have been done to make the story more well rounded.
Was a little disappointing because I am a huge Winkler fan. I just felt like a lot more could have been done to make the story more well rounded.
June 17, 2023
I love buying and reading these types of books.
Boats, yachts, historical events and books about the sea are generally excellent. If there are sequels in your series, I would love to read them.
The beauties of owning the books of important authors cannot be discussed. I'm looking forward to your new books.
For friends who want to read this book, I leave the importance of reading a book here. I wish good luck to the sellers and customers...
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Boats, yachts, historical events and books about the sea are generally excellent. If there are sequels in your series, I would love to read them.
The beauties of owning the books of important authors cannot be discussed. I'm looking forward to your new books.
For friends who want to read this book, I leave the importance of reading a book here. I wish good luck to the sellers and customers...
Top 10 benefits of reading for all ages:
1. Reading Exercises the Brain
As we read, we need to remember the different characters and settings of a particular story. Even if you enjoy reading a book in one sitting, you need to remember the details during the time you devote to reading the book. Therefore, reading is an exercise for your brain that improves memory function.
2. Reading Is a (free) Form of Entertainment
Did you know that most of the popular TV series and movies are based on books? So why not indulge in the original form of entertainment by immersing yourself in reading? Most importantly, it's free with your Markham Public Library card.
3. Reading Improves Concentration and Focus
We all agree that there can be no reading without focus, and we need to concentrate on every page we read to fully understand the story. In a world where gadgets only speed up and shorten our attention span, we must constantly practice concentration and focus. Reading is one of the few activities that requires your undivided attention, so it improves your ability to concentrate.
4. Reading Improves Literacy
Have you ever read a book where you come across a word you don't know? Books have the power to improve your vocabulary by introducing you to new words. The more you read, the more your vocabulary will improve as well as your ability to communicate effectively. Also, reading improves writing skills by helping the reader understand and learn different writing styles.
5. Reading Improves Sleep
By creating a bedtime routine that includes reading, you can signal to your body that it's time to sleep. Now more than ever, we rely on increased screen time to get through the day. That's why you put your phone away and pick up a book and tell your brain it's time to calm down. Also, since reading helps you relieve stress, reading right before bed helps calm your mind and anxiety and improve your sleep quality.
6. Reading Increases General Knowledge
Books are always full of fun and interesting facts. Whether we read fiction or non-fiction, books have the ability to provide us with information we might not otherwise know. Reading various topics can make you a more knowledgeable person and therefore improve your speaking skills.
7. Reading Is Motivating
By reading books about heroes overcoming adversity, we are often encouraged to do the same. Whether it's a romance novel or a self-help book, the right book can motivate you to never give up and stay positive.
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September 16, 2023
Another great book by the Mark Twain of Jamaica!
Here are a couple of quotes:
On being from an island…
‘It is difficult, if at all possible, for people who live on continents to understand the mentality of islanders. The same inexorability governs the unravelling of lives everywhere, but an island imposes a proximity on the living that makes memories as lasting as diamonds. Everywhere the islander looks he encounters the same beach, the same silent stretch of road, the same grove of trees where some poignant scene from his childhood was enacted. Memory is snagged on the landscape like a kite in a tree. The islander grows older, but every day he passes the tree where the ensnared remembrance spins helplessly in a breeze. His life slowly unravelling against a small unchanging land, he becomes intense, passionate, spending his days in an excitability which continental land dwellers, the brevity of their own lives disguised by the great forgetfulness of the vast land they pass them on, find exotically amusing and hard to understand.’
On what is in Heaven…
‘"Bu1lah," Missus Grandison offered after a thoughtful pause. "And pear. And I wouldn't mind a sea bath every now and again, so a little seawater would be nice. And I love mountain scenery once in a while, so I wouldn't say no to a hill or two, so long as it don't cover with too much bush."
A light had snapped on in Father's eyes. "Snow," he murmured longingly. "Just enough so I could sled down a steep driveway like I used to as a child. But warm snow. Wouldn't that be something? Warm snow in heaven. And bullah!"’
…previously ‘She explained to him what bullah was — a flat ginger penny cake that schoolchildren loved to eat for lunch because it was filling and tasty.’
Here are a couple of quotes:
On being from an island…
‘It is difficult, if at all possible, for people who live on continents to understand the mentality of islanders. The same inexorability governs the unravelling of lives everywhere, but an island imposes a proximity on the living that makes memories as lasting as diamonds. Everywhere the islander looks he encounters the same beach, the same silent stretch of road, the same grove of trees where some poignant scene from his childhood was enacted. Memory is snagged on the landscape like a kite in a tree. The islander grows older, but every day he passes the tree where the ensnared remembrance spins helplessly in a breeze. His life slowly unravelling against a small unchanging land, he becomes intense, passionate, spending his days in an excitability which continental land dwellers, the brevity of their own lives disguised by the great forgetfulness of the vast land they pass them on, find exotically amusing and hard to understand.’
On what is in Heaven…
‘"Bu1lah," Missus Grandison offered after a thoughtful pause. "And pear. And I wouldn't mind a sea bath every now and again, so a little seawater would be nice. And I love mountain scenery once in a while, so I wouldn't say no to a hill or two, so long as it don't cover with too much bush."
A light had snapped on in Father's eyes. "Snow," he murmured longingly. "Just enough so I could sled down a steep driveway like I used to as a child. But warm snow. Wouldn't that be something? Warm snow in heaven. And bullah!"’
…previously ‘She explained to him what bullah was — a flat ginger penny cake that schoolchildren loved to eat for lunch because it was filling and tasty.’
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