The 200-page book, which includes photographs, chronicles some of the
stories of people and events that have occurred in Grenada –
particularly in the Carenage/Wharf community – as well as in Trinidad,
Aruba and Kenya.
The book was officially launched August 6 in Grenada at an event
attended by scores of persons, including Prime Minister Hon. Tillman
Thomas; Foreign Affairs Minister Peter David; Education and Human
Resource Development Minister Franka Bernadine; Tourism Minister Glynis
Roberts; Labour and Social Security Minister Karl Hood; Environment and
Foreign Trade Minister Michael Church; and Minister of State in the
Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Arley Gill.
Autographs for appreciative fans
“I’m thankful to all the people who attended the launch, those who have
purchased books, and those who have commented, encouraged and
critiqued,’’ said Depradine. “Books are still available for sale at
Sea Change Bookstore and Braithwaite’s Shop on the Carenage, Atlantic
News Bookstore at Maurice Bishop International Airport, Presents
Bookstore at Excel Plaza and at Art & Soul at Spiceland Mall.’’
Attentive audience at the launch
Depradine, who assisted the Pysadee Outreach with the recent
distribution of school supplies at River Sallee Government School,
presented school principal Ian James with a complimentary copy of
“White Frock & Coals Dust.’’
He has ordered additional copies of the book for Grenada. With the
arrival of the next shipment, Depradine plans what he calls a “Parish
Promotional Tour,’’ where he’ll make the book available to libraries
and residents in communities across the nation, including Carriacou and
Petite Martinique.
