Over the Roofs of the World

Name: Over the Roofs of the World
Author: Olive Senior

About the author

Jamaican poet and short story writer whose work celebrates the landscape, oral traditions, and complex colonial legacies of the Caribbean. Summer Lightning won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize.

More by Olive Senior

Summer LightningShort stories capturing rural Jamaica through humor, myth, and intimate observation
Gardening in the TropicsPoetry collection exploring Caribbean landscape, colonialism, and female experience
Discerner of Hearts
Encyclopedia of Jamaican HeritageReference work documenting heritage, history, and cultural traditions of Jamaica