The Pain Tree

By Olive Senior

The Pain Tree tells stories that speak to all aspects of Jamaican life. We hear from poor folk making the best of past hardships ("Coal"); rich folk plotting future selfishness ("The Goodness of My Heart"); and a young girl, forced to shoulder her mother's burdens in addition to her own ("Lollipop"). Bookending these are two powerful stories about the inextricability of home and history: in "The Pain Tree," the protagonist realizes the love she abandoned, and the pain she left behind; in "Flying," the lead character, searching for his missing piece, comes home for good.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1770864342
• ISBN13: 9781770864344
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Cormorant Books
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"