The Book of Mechtilde

By Anna Ruth Henriques

"In the land of Jah, there lived a good woman named Mechtilde." So begins Anna Ruth Henriques's extraordinary tribute to her mother, Sheila Mechtilde Henriques, who was crowned Miss Jamaica in 1959... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375400230
• ISBN13: 9780375400230
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Knopf
• Length: 85 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 0.8" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

You Must Buy This Book

So very beautiful, exquisite and memorable is Anna Henriques book that I recommend EVERYONE to give this to their beloved on Valentine's day. Though it is a book for Every Day, one that will decorate your home and warm your heart. It's Golden.

moving memorial to a lost love

henriques' moving combination of art and poetry takes the reader on a journey into the subconscious, where you feel the loss she experienced and you share the joy that once was. i recommend this work of art to anyone having experienced their own grief of loss.