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A NOVEL
Copyright
First published in 1998 by
Fourth Estate
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Copyright © 1998 Rocky Carr
The right of Rocky Carr to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
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The publisher and the author would like to thank Patricia Salkey for permission to reproduce ‘A Song for England’ by her late husband, Andrew Salkey.
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Source ISBN: 9780007291458
Ebook Edition © FEBRUARY 2016 ISBN: 9780007393404
Version: 2016-01-12
Dedication
For my parents, andfor Jeremy and Judy
Epigraph
A Song for England
An a so de rain a-fall
An a so de snow a-rain
An a so de fog a-fall
An a so de sun a-fail
An a so de seasons mix
An a so de bag-o-tricks
But a so me understan
De misery o de Englishman.
Andrew Salkey
Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Epigraph
1 – Ackee and Saltfish
2 – Fish and Chips in the Snow
3 – Brother Joe
4 – Brixton Front Line
5 – Doing Time
6 – Girlie
7 – Return to Jamaica
8 – Drape Up
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