Our Woman in Jamaica By J.J. Ward
J Ward writes espionage thrillers romantic fiction philosophy and poetry He believes that commercial genres have warped people s thinking about fiction generally I think they exist so readers can be easily manipulated and milked and they also in some of their forms perpetuate sexism Any good story has elements of most if not all genres He hopes men women will read and enjoy what he has written in equal numbers. J Ward writes espionage thrillers romantic fiction philosophy and poetry He believes that commercial genres have warped people s thinking about fiction generally I think they exist so readers can be easily manipulated and milked and they also in some of their forms perpetuate sexism Any good story has elements of most if not all genres He hopes men women will read and enjoy what he has written in equal numbers. He can be followed on Twitter GoodLordItsWard site_link Jamaica 1980 A general election is in the offing The left of centre People s National Party stands a chance of winning a third term of radical social reform Ties with Russia and Cuba will likely be strengthened The IMF will be shown the door Newly hatched revolutionary movements like the Sandinistas in Nicaragua and the JRG in El Salvador will take firm encouragement The powers that be in London or Washington are not prepared to countenance any of that Not at all Unfortunately the only person available to address the situation is someone the Brits would rather not acknowledge At just twenty five Ruby Parker and MI6 have a fractious shared history She has already been written off by just about everyone in that organisation who matters Written as a prequel to the other books in the Tales of MI7 series Our Woman in Jamaica can be enjoyed by old and new readers alike Our Woman in Jamaica Format Audiobook A rotten apple in the barrel with a general election three weeks away in Jamaica and the usual violence escalating there as rival factions literally fought it out MI6 and Langley decided that they needed to enter into the fray to ensure that the resident Prime Minister did not retain his seat. Ruby Parker bright black and unpredictable was again persuaded to become their agent Not that everyone in MI6 was in favour of the selection but black agents were in short supply in fact she was the only one Ruby wasn t too happy about the assignment either But flights were booked together with an hotel room in Kingston and she was told that an American agent also black would meet her a day later at her hotel But things didn t go as smoothly as expectdd. Another great spy come personal story from author James Ward who writes with intelligence with and gives a terrific story action filled with sometimes humerous sometimes frightening situations Always a really good immersive writer this book is certainly no exception. The narration by Sandra Elzabeth Cullen was reasonable Her English accented voice was clear and pleasant to the ear with good intonation throughout However to this listener although accurate in her delivery she seemed to merely read the words not the story behind them especially in the earlier part of the book Increasing playback speed to 1. 25 helped deflect this impression Also her early attempts at other accents American Jamaican or even South West England were woefully poor and were abandoned thankfully altogether as the book progressed This was then a straightforward reading not a performance with character voicings after the initial chapters. Our Woman in Jamaica is an excellent book very satisfying and enjoyable which should appeal to all spy story devotees it s not James Bond John le Care or Graham Greene and the main protagonist is endearing sometimes fragile and just a wee big odd My thanks to the rights holder who at my request freely gifted me with a complimentary copy via Audiobook Boom. He lives in southern England with his wife of 30 years He has two grown up sons and a dog He is a school teacher by profession. Current heroes Malala Yousafzai Edward Snowden Aung San Suu Kyi Beatrice Mtetwa. Favourite quote Before you criticize someone walk a mile in their shoes J: He lives in southern England with his wife of 30 years He has two grown up sons and a dog He is a school teacher by profession, Current heroes Malala Yousafzai Edward Snowden Aung San Suu Kyi Beatrice Mtetwa, Favourite quote Before you criticize someone walk a mile in their shoes That way when you criticize them you ll be a mile away and you ll have their shoes. Well worth reading Our Woman in Jamaica
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