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  • God made Little apples
  • Man-woman relationships ; Life
  • A husband is fed up with the daily grind that allows him to eke out a decent existence, but prevents him from experiencing the joys of life. He feels trapped by respectability, a low paying job and his growing desire for the youthful live-in helper...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • Hurricane
  • Historical fiction
  • The hurricane sweeping over the land not only destroys Crawford’s banana plantation but also unleashes destruction in his family as he learns of his daughter falling in love with the young overseer at Severn. This unwelcome development and the loss...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • Red dirt don't wash
  • Love stories ; man-woman relationships
  • Adrian, a simple country yokel, falls deeply in love with Miranda, a refined, city-bred lady’s maid. He feels woefully inadequate, but nevertheless, he tries to win her heart and this leads him to even buy a pair of shoes for his usually bare...
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  • Man with a load of music
  • Music
  • Rastus was born with music in his soul and spent most of his time dreaming, thinking, writing and playing music. The villagers never understood his musical genius but instead saw him as a lazy, shiftless person and treated him as such until his...
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  • A piece of rope
  • Family relationships ; Fathers and sons ; Country life
  • Young Jimmy seems set to follow in his father’s footsteps as a no-good thief and gambler until he is unexpectedly employed as a yard boy. He badly wants to maintain the trust Busha places in him, but the frequent beatings with a piece of rope...
  • Roger Mais Collection - Short Stories & Articles
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  • A Bus Ride to happiness
  • Love stories
  • Jimmy, a 26 year-old bachelor, not wanting to leave his girlfriend Marjorie behind, decides to resist his boss’ tempting offer to go to Bogota. However, he never counted on the cunning of his best friend, Algernon, who soon sees to it that Jimmy is...
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  • Second goodbyes are unlucky
  • Love stories
  • Bruce found it very hard to say goodbye to Anna as he prepared to leave for a new life in the city. So many words, so many thoughts unspoken as he scanned Anna’s face for signs that his intense love for her was returned, but she seemed indifferent...
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  • Swing low, sweet chariot
  • City and town life
  • Amidst the haunting melody of the song "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot", the author presents a series of snapshots of the bitter-sweetness of everyday life in the city - people trying to escape their aloneness, people loving, hating, dying – in their...
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  • Spotlight Vol. 16 No. 5 1955
  • Caribbean Area-Periodicals; Tourism-Caribbean Area; Caribbean Area-Economic conditions; Caribbean Area-Politics and government-20th century; Caribbean Area-Social conditions; Issa, Abe, 1905-1984
  • Monthly news magazine of Jamaica and the Caribbean
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  • West Indian Sportsman 1961 Vol. 16 no 1
  • Sports-Periodicals; Sports-Caribbean Area; Sports-Social aspects-Jamaica; Track and field; Stadiums-Jamaica; Cricket-Jamaica; Polo-Jamaica; Field hockey-Political aspects-Jamaica; Jamaica-Economic conditions; Jamaica-Social life and customs
  • Sports journal of the Caribbean. It provides news, analysis, commentaries and updates on many sports including cricket, football, tennis and more.
  • West Indian Sportsman
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  • West Indian Sportsman 1961 Vol 16 no 10
  • Sports-Periodicals; Sports-Caribbean Area; Sports-Social aspects; Sports-Poliical aspects; Bodybuilding-Jamaica; Polo-Jamaica; Fencing; Horse racing-Jamaica; Badminton (Game); Dominoes-Jamaica; Grand Prix racing-Jamaica; Beer-Jamaica; ...
  • Sports journal of the Caribbean. It provides news, analysis, commentaries and updates on many sports including cricket, football, tennis and more.
  • West Indian Sportsman

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