{"product_id":"a-branch-to-rest-on-the-autobiography-of-george-wright-9789766580414","title":"A Branch to Rest on: The Autobiography of George Wright","description":"George Wright's autobiography is the unforgettable\u003cbr\u003estory of a man who rose from poverty and hardship to build a life of dignity\u003cbr\u003eand purpose. Born into great need in the fishing village of Sans Souci, Wright\u003cbr\u003eendured abuse, hunger and instability. Yet he discovered early his gift as a\u003cbr\u003ekeen observer, recording with humour and honesty the everyday details of\u003cbr\u003eTrinidadian life: funerals and festivals, bush medicine and obeah, the rhythms\u003cbr\u003eof school and village community.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs a young runaway in Port of Spain, Wright survived\u003cbr\u003eby ingenuity: working as a yard boy, factory hand, bauxite loader, trader in\u003cbr\u003eSuriname, even living in a tree. Along the way, he read Shakespeare and\u003cbr\u003eDickens, painted houses, bartended, fought when challenged, and captured it all\u003cbr\u003ewith extraordinary clarity.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis life transformed when he found love, built a home\u003cbr\u003ein Laventille and earned respect as \"man of business\" for a local entrepreneur.\u003cbr\u003eMore than memoir, Wright's story is a testament to resilience, integrity and\u003cbr\u003ehope, an inspiring Caribbean life narrative for all readers of autobiography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTopp, Elizabeth Cadiz:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eElizabeth\u003cbr\u003eCadiz Topp\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent curator, arts educator and\u003cbr\u003eaward-winning documentary filmmaker. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eDeep Indigo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(2021) and acclaimed for films on Caribbean history.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLuengo, Anthony:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eAnthony Luengo\u003c\/b\u003e is a former\u003cbr\u003electurer in English at UWI, St Augustine and Cave Hill who later served as\u003cbr\u003eeditorial director at Oxford University Press in Toronto and publications\u003cbr\u003ecoordinator at Massey College, University of Toronto. His work includes\u003cbr\u003eliterary essays and textbooks for Canada and the Caribbean.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWiner, Lise:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eLise Winer\u003c\/b\u003e is professor\u003cbr\u003eemerita of Second Language Education at McGill University. She taught applied\u003cbr\u003elinguistics and second language learning for three decades. Her publications\u003cbr\u003einclude \u003cem\u003eBadjohns, Bhaaji \u0026amp; Banknote Blue\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eand the acclaimed \u003cem\u003eDictionary of the English\/Creole of Trinidad\u003cbr\u003e\u0026amp; Tobago\u003c\/em\u003e.","brand":"University of the West Indies Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52103900004626,"sku":"9789766580414","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a7d972e5-7540-4195-8824-ec134833ab2a.jpg?v=1773160506","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-branch-to-rest-on-the-autobiography-of-george-wright-9789766580414","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}