The House of Plain Truth

By Donna Hemans

Book Overview

A lyrical, lush, evocative story about a fractured Jamaican family and a daughter determined to reclaim her home.

When Pearline receives grave news about her ailing father, she abruptly leaves Brooklyn for her childhood home in Jamaica. But Pearline isn't prepared for a tense reunion with her sisters or for her father's startling deathbed wish that she repair their long-broken family legacy and find the sister and two brothers no one has seen in more than 50 years.

Moving through time and place, from modern-day Brooklyn and Montego Bay to 1930s Havana and back again, The House of Plain Truth is a journey through generational secrets and a family coming to terms with its past.

Inspired by the author's own history, this soulful novel explores a fascinating story of immigration, divided loyalties, and what one woman must sacrifice in her attempt to find home.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1958506079
• ISBN13: 9781958506073
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Zibby Publishing
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 7.7"