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A Conversation with Jamaican Young Adult Author, Suzanne Francis-Brown
Suzanne Francis-Brown writes both fiction and non-fiction relating to Jamaica’s history and heritage. A journalist by training and more recently a historian, she has published several books. Children’s fiction titles include The Mystery of the Golden Table (Arawak 2000); Searching for Pirates: A Port Royal Adventure (Arawak, 2001); Marcus Garvey. An Illustrated Biography (with Jean-Jacques Vayssiers, IRP, 2007); The Mermaid Escapade (eBook, SFB Publications, 2013). She also has stories in the Treasure House series by Macmillan Caribbean, and in the Government of Jamaica’s Literacy 1-2-3 series. Her non-fiction publications include: The Iron Bridge. Spanish Town, Jamaica (with Peter Francis, Caribbean School of Architecture, 2005); and Mona: Past & Present. The History & Heritage of the UWI Mona Campus (UWI Press,2004). Dr Francis-Brown is Curator of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Museum at the UWI Regional Headquarters, Mona, Jamaica.More...