The Fullness of Everything Francoise Coulmin Burning the Bed (2003)

Burning the Bed (2003)

With unsparing self-analysis he describes the traumas that accompanied his brilliant career for many years

Seldom less than controversial

Editorial by David and Helen Constantine

Together these works encapsulate the Tamil story of exile and displacement

The Fullness of Everything Francoise Coulmin Burning the Bed (2003)Shortlisted for the Guyana Prize Caribbean Award 2011. When Winston receives a telegram informing him of his fathers imminent death, his decision to return to Jamaica is very reluctant. The memories opened up by his return tell us why. But twenty five years in the USA without contact with his family has allowed mutual resentments to mature and trapped Winston in the traumas of his childhood. And when he discovers he has a half sister no one has told