Her Head: A Village

by Makeda Silvera

Stories depicting the experiences of Caribbean women in Canada and in the islands include the title tale, "Hush Chile, Hush," "Caribbean Chameleon," and others

Genres: Short Stories, Fiction, Lesbian, LGBT, Queer

112 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1994

About the author

Makeda Silvera was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and spent her early years there before immigrating to Canada in 1967. Now living in Toronto, she is co-founder of Sister Vision: Black Women and Women of Colour Press, where she is the managing editor. Her previous publications include Silenced, an acclaimed collection of oral histories of Caribbean domestic workers in Canada; Growing Up Black, a resource guide for youth, and Remembering G And Other Stories, her first book of fiction. She is also the editor of Piece of My Heart, a ground-breaking anthology of writings by lesbians of colour.

Reviews

[Haley Roeser · Rating 5 out of 5]

incredible collection of short stories

[l · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved the title story - about the difficulty in writing about life as a lesbian woc.
Also really liked Baby, which is a story about lesbophobia.