Cyril everard palmer biography of michael

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C. Everard Palmer wrote a number of books for children, which were published between and Nearly all are set in the rural part of Jamaica where Palmer grew up, and depict a slower, more rooted way of life that has long since vanished.

Cyril everard palmer biography of michael

Palmer&#x;s works include The Cloud with the Silver Lining and The Hummingbird People. An essay in St. James Guide to Children&#x;s Writers described a typical literary setting in Palmer&#x;s juvenile fiction: The rise and fall of reputations, the feuds and the power struggles provide the plot dynamics, and each story culminates in a set-piece&#x;a hurricane, a fire, a trial, or some village festivity&#x;which re-affirms the bonds of the community.

The stories have strong characterisation, racing narratives, and abundant and colourful detail.

Palmer was born October 15, , in Kendal, part of the parish of Hanover. Kendal, reached after a four-mile ascent u