The Love of a Father, a Mother and a Son - Softcover

Riggon, R.George

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1434321711 ISBN 13: 9781434321718

Publisher: AuthorHouse, 2007

Synopsis

Bornin Montpelier in the parish of Hanover, Jamaica,during the 1920s, Roland 'Ron' Riggan married Lize Patterson and started afamily. He joined the exodus of young men going to Britain from the island during the1950s and drifted into boozing and women. When he fathered a child with anEnglish woman Lize decided that their life would not be thrown away so easily.She raised the passage for their oldest child, Bibs, to travel to Britain in thehope that she would find work and assist Ron to bring over the remainingchildren. The teenager soon found a husband and fell pregnant. Lize resorted toreach Englandherself without the prior knowledge of Ron. She then set about working to bringthe remaining children to Britain. WhenKen had a change of heart and decided to remain on the island in the ministryof the church each of the other children refused to rejoin their parents. Lizefell pregnant at age 40. Upon receiving news that teenage daughter Erva wasdrifting out of the control, she defied the advice of doctors to travel home byship. She then resorted to bring Erva back home. Ron returned home to hisfamily but after only a few months, returned to Britain alone and remained apartfrom his wife for the next thirteen years. The relationship was reconciled whenLize returned to Britainand persuaded Ron to return with her to the island for their retirement. Thirdoldest child, Vandley, was lost to the family in North Carolina, USA.Her family has continued to live closely in the ethos of care and support.

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About the Author

Born into a migrantJamaican family, R. George Riggon started out on a personal quest to trace thehistorical movement and roots of his own family in searches that involved theuse of historical records of births, deaths and marriages in Africa, Jamaica,USA, Canada and Britain. A desire to explore and share the rich source ofhistorical information on African and Caribbean family genealogy between asmany people as possible was the main motivation behind these works. The author was raisedand educated in England. He attended the University of Central England inBirmingham and Warwick University where he obtained a first degree in Sociologyand a Masters in Race and Ethnic Studies respectively. Postgraduate training inresearch and management forms the basis of his professional work in public andcommunity service sectors. His two books: 'LivingAs a Riggan' and 'The Love of a Father, A Mother and A Son'celebrates the importance of family as an essential source of support andinspiration for present and future generations. Their publication alsocoincided with the bicentennial year since slave trading between the continentof Africa and the European controlled colonies of the Caribbean was ended in1807.

Edition details

• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1434321711
• ISBN 13: 9781434321718
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 148