"Olga A Daughters Tale" from Jamaica to England
Summary
A kind, naïve and gentle girl, Olga arrived in London in 1939 to stay with a malevolent, alcoholic aunt and intending to remain for only six months.Olga – A Daughter’s Tale is her first book and is published and available to buy on Lulu.com Link to Publication*: www.lulu.com/mariecampbell Website: www.olga-a-daughters-tale.com ### Sydney, Australia, January 22, 2008 --( PR.com )-- Fascinating true family saga, a very moving book about an inspirational personal life, which has an epic feel about it from Jamaica to England amidst World War II.Olga - A Daughters Tale is the story of one woman’s inspirational life.Marie-Thérèse Browne, the author, realized as her mother lay seriously ill in a hospital in Brighton, England in 1994 that had she died so too would Marie’s chance of finding out about her mother’s past, her family in Jamaica and, of particular importance to Marie, who her father was: all information her mother had resolutely refused to share with her.So she resolved to find out for herself.Marie discovered her mother’s real name was Olga Browney, born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica - one of eleven children from a close-knit, coloured Catholic family.A kind, naïve and gentle girl, Olga arrived in London in 1939 to stay with a malevolent, alcoholic aunt and intending to remain for only six months.However, world events, personal tragedy and malicious intent all combined to prevent her from returning home to Kingston.“Olga – A Daughter’s Tale” is a true story about cruelty, revenge and jealousy inflicted on an innocent young woman and about her moral courage, dignity, resilience and, in particular, love.