Against the Grain: A 1950's Memoir

by E.A. Markham

A work of great humor and insight, this memoir tracks an ambitious young Caribbean man with dreams of becoming a famous writer or pop singer from his native Montserrat to London in 1956. The young Archie's attempts to combine elements of Little Richard and Jim Dale fall short of gaining superstar status, but his reputation as a "nimble-footed, silver-tongued" poet, critic, and fiction writer is eventually realized. Beginning with a return to post-volcanic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845230302
• ISBN13: 9781845230302
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Peepal Tree Press
• Length: 220 Pages