lornafraserja

Author: lornafraserja

Hi there! I'm Lorna, and and I like to write, paint, sew and do all kinds of creative things, but writing is my passion. Looking back, I can now see that because of the enthusiasm with which I threw myself into the activity of reading, I learned to balance an understanding of the world of literature with the real world. The main message at this point, is that being taught how to read at an early age is wonderful. Learning to appreciate Literature as a result of your development as a reader can help to teach many little children how to grasp real lessons about life. Literature taught me valuable lessons about life, and I put them into practice daily

Have you ever thought that you could do more to make a difference in your society?

In one of my books, I described how change comes to a community high in the hills of old time Jamaica.

The WILD PIG in the story is just one example of how a historical character can be a catalyst for a reader becoming A MODERN AGENT OF CHANGE. The stressful event symbolizes two things: (a) a stressful historical event, such as the incident(s) leading up to the encounter with the wild pig (b) a symbol of hope/ an agent of change: the means by which the hope of change materializes and becomes real.

YOU CAN BE AN AGENT OF CHANGE, as shown in this young adult title, Letty’s Pool, where the change that occurs in the lives of the main character is an agent of change and a symbol of hope, although it is a dangerous wild animal. Being an agent of change is to accept possibilities, even if your society is hidden away from the path that travelers love to take, even if the people are steeped in a history and a culture of self-inflicted wounds. Therefore, accepting the challenge of finding 3 ways of becoming an agent of change should not be impossible. In short, wild pig is an agent of change, from generations past, up to the present.

This is the message of LETTY’S POOL.

Look for it on Amazon.com

Published by Lorna A Fraser Motivational and Inspirational Books

My days as a child were very different from today’s.

Growing up in the countryside, like many other children, I walked to school every day, always in the company of other family members. At that time, neither school shoes nor bags were seen as important. In fact, it was a treat to us to be allowed to take our shoes off and walk around barefoot. I didn’t care a bit, whether or not I was dressed in the latest trends.

How different it is nowadays, when wearing shoes is an absolute necessity, firstly, because distances have increased so rapidly, and secondly, because schoolyards are now so much bigger and to a large extent have acres of paved surfaces.

DID THEIR STAR-CROSSED ROMANCE SET LOOSE A DEADLY CURSE?
In Jamaica’s 50th year of Independence, the author wanted to portray something of her roots, through storytelling. As a barefoot child, her mother told her the story of ‘Aunt Jane’ possibly a maroon, who used to come ‘down from the hills’. Her father also used to tell stories of his grandfather, the descendant of Scottish immigrants…

Letty’s Pool (2016) is an attempt to capture a sense of this mixed heritage. The setting as well as the characters draws on legends of Nanny of the Maroons, an exemplary leader with psychic powers. Nanny of the maroons, a historical figure who lived in the eighteenth century, played such an outstanding part as a leader in the Maroon Wars that she has been designated a national heroine of Jamaica.

Letty’s Pool explores what might have happened when supposed enemies found love on the shores of Jamaica. Their star-crossed romance activates a dangerous curse, a curse which has the power to replicate itself almost, as the ‘hidden spring’ of Nanny Town metamorphoses into Hidden Springs Village and Letty’s Pool….

Parental guidance is recommended, especially for children under age 14, due particularly to images of violence and death which occur in the book. On the other hand, it offers a good opportunity to discuss important themes and issues with your child. Some of these are as follows:
1. Historical links between the British and their colonies, especially Jamaica & the rest of the Caribbean

2. The effects of war, crime and violence on the developing psyche

3. Differences between fiction and reality.