B.G. Bhagee: Memories of a Colonial Childhood
by Philippa Perry
Price: $6.99 USD. 50040 words.
Published by Melvin Perry on July 21, 2011. .
B.G. is British Guiana; Bhagee is a fiery local stew.
Philippa was the second daughter in a family of six children growing up in mid-20th century in colonial Guyana.
She recounts her Sisyphean trials growing up a Carrington in Lot 10, First Street, Georgetown -- from the women's battles to the neighbours that never wore clothes to the relatives who walked with their shoes in their hands.