Dear Blacksmith Kathleen Jamie Lamming reaches far beneath the

Lamming reaches far beneath the surface of ethnic difference into the very heart of the processes of perception

and the Romance Category

Seecoomar’s book is an important resource both for concerned Guyanese and for students of approaches to conflict resolution in ethnically divided postcolonial societies

The Piemakers

Sharon Millar

Dear Blacksmith Kathleen Jamie Lamming reaches far beneath theThis wasn't the story I wanted to tell. The end happened in the middle. Part love story, part grief memoir, Dear Blacksmith recounts the author's brief and unconventional love affair with 'Blacksmith Paul', a maverick who lived out on the moors in the Peak District, and the heart rending details of her grief after his sudden death, just eight months into their relationship. Adapted from the much loved blog Swimming Through Clouds, the story is told