Seven years ago, your grocer’s dairy section became visually fantastical. You might not remember how sterile it used to be: the shelves were once dominated by similarly drab, white Greek yogurt cups ...
It is 1981 and Daphne is 12 years old when the proverbial stranger comes to town, the opening incident of Lisa Smith’s standout debut novel, “Jamaica Road.” One of the only Black girls in her South ...
Lisa Smith’s debut novel Jamaica Road is a coming of age story and romance set in 1980s London. The story follows Daphne, a young girl born to a Jamaican family, and her best friend Connie over the ...