Joan Cambridge (Books)

Joan Cambridge Books

Raised in Guyana, where she continues to reside in the interior, this author has honed her skills as a journalist and public relations officer. Her extensive travels have provided her with diverse global perspectives, having lived in the USA, Germany, and Britain. Her literary work draws from these international experiences, while remaining deeply rooted in the Guyanese interior. This unique blend shapes a distinctive narrative voice that explores themes of cultural encounter and personal identity.

Clarise Cumberbatch Want to Go Home

201 pages
8 hours of reading

Clarise Cumberbatch arrives in New York on a cold March morning, but half way through US customs she is already homesick for Guyana, where peole have time to talk to her. Penniless, with no green card, she embarks on a relentless quest for her 'go around' husband Harold. Nagged by her best friend, Mavis, about the futility of her search, hounded by immigration officials and baffled the New York subway, Clarise still manages to survive and 'get through' this alien culture. Making skilled use of Guyanese 'patwah', Joan Cambridge's lyrical and often hilarious tale makes us laugh and cry, but never despair. This is a rich and highly seductive first novel...