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Having seen 12 Years a Slave, one pictures the lead actress Lupita N’yongo’s or the African supermodel Alek Wek’s beautiful skin tone, each time Seduce’s bewitching black skin is mentioned, so my only ‘issue’ with Seduce is its cover.

Even dead, Seduce seems to have a hold on the entire community. Having been introduced to the character Seduce from different characters in the novel, and also herself, the reader knows she was an exotic beauty with velvet black skin who apparently mesmerised men, married or not. Through Seduce, Reynolds gives us the voice and story that has for the most part being noticeably absent. I’m very much appreciative of Reynolds for writing this book, which I think offers readers a counterpart to the traditional male/main character in the context of our slave and colonial history. The other major difference between Seduce and An Echo in the Bone is that the former is not a play, as is the latter. At the same time, Seduce conjures the seductive allure of the velvet black skin of Reynolds’ main character that has through history captivated the onlooker, who in the context of the plantation, has taken that black skin without permission. It could also be the crew on the great slave ship of the plantation. And of course, a slave ship is conjured, because of the context of the book. Crew represents more than one, a group of workers on a ship, perhaps. Interestingly enough, even in this difference lies a similarity – the symbolism of the names. The major differences between Seduce and An Echo in the Bone? Well, Reynolds’ main character, who is dead, is female and her name is Seduce, whilst Scott’s main character is Crew, who is also dead.

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In other words, the nine-night or vigil, as the present time in which the story unfolds, whilst going back into history, the “bone”, to tell the full story of the main character, who in fact, could even be interpreted as the reader. Like Scott, too, Reynolds has chosen death and someone’s transitioning period when it is believed they have not fully passed on to the other side. The parish capital will also be named Portmore and it is anticipated that further developments will soon follow.In Seduce, Desiree Reynolds, very much like Dennis Scott in An Echo in the Bone, takes the reader back to their past to explain the present. Dawes, the Medical Chief of Staff and Director of Carivia General Hospital indicated that these will be available at a more affordable cost to the public.Įarlier this year, the House of Representatives approved a motion to name the municipality of Portmore the 15th parish in Jamaica. The focus will mainly be placed on surgical disciplines such as weight loss surgery, laparoscopic surgery, hernias, gall bladder surgeries, fibroids, haemorrhoids, and cancer surgeries. It will also have 3 operating theatres, a full radiology suite, a 24-hour accident, and emergency department, a pharmacy, and consultation rooms for various medical and surgical specialities.

It was created with the hopes to facilitate first-class private care at reasonable pricing for the average Jamaican, which will also help to take a strain off the public health system.Īccording to the Jamaica Observer, it will house 23 private beds, six of which will be in high-dependency units. The facility, Carivia General Hospital has been in the pipeline since 2014 and is a $2-billion investment that will be located in Cookson Pen, Braeton in Portmore.