Grandpa's St Elizabeth Stories

About the Book

Editorial Reviews

“Too many students and younger teachers know little about bammie making, the Spanish wall houses, the thatched roofs and the making of the lime kiln that are described in this book. It should therefore be welcomed by Social Studies teachers in high schools and in the upper grades of primary schools as a reference book or as a supplementary text. No other book gives so detailed a description of Jamaican peasantry at that time in southern St Elizabeth – none written, anyway, employing this unique story-telling method."

– Jean Goulbourne, Reviewer and Author


“Bankay weaves a beautiful tapestry of bits of rural Jamaica's social history and culture, intrigue, humour, colour and life. A fascinating read!”

– Paulette Ramsay, Author of Aunt Jen

About the Author

Anne-María Bankay is retired Senior Lecturer / Associate Professor, Modern Language Education, The University of the West Indies, Mona. She is an established author of textbooks for CSEC and CAPE and has written the short stories section of Cuentos y actividades (2004), a book combining stories and activities for young learners of Spanish. Her academic pursuits also include translation of literary works from Spanish into English end she has published several articles on Hispanic Literature in academic journals, and in 2004 (with Paulette Ramsay) published Between Two Silences., the English translation of Hilma Contreras’ Entre dos silencios. Again, in 2009 Bankay (and Ramsay) published On Friday Night, translation of Luz Argentina Chiriboga’s En la Noche del Viernes.