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Making history: Lawrence Scott & Lauren Francis-Sharma

Speakers:

Ayanna Gillian Lloyd, Lauren Francis-Sharma, Lawrence Scott

Recorded:

Saturday 24 April 2021

Format:

Video

Synopsis:

Two authors of new historical fiction, Lawrence Scott (Dangerous Freedom) and Lauren Francis-Sharma (Book of the Little Axe), read from their novels and discuss how imagination meets research to bring the past to life for contemporary readers. Hosted by Ayanna Gillian Lloyd.

Re-live some of the best of contemporary poetry and fiction, from the exciting line-up of Caribbean and international authors who have graced the Bocas Lit Fest stage from 2011 to the present.