When Banana Stains Fade: A Jamaican Family Saga of Adversity and Redemption

Coke, Frances-Marie: - Frances-Marie Coke is a lifelong educator, born in Jamaica and living in Florida. She is a writing consultant with Keiser University. After a decade as a high school teacher, she worked in human resources at a large telecommunications firm in Jamaica and later entered academia as an administrator and lecturer at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. For decades, creative writing has been a major part of her life. Her publications include two volumes of poetry: Intersections published by Peepal Tree Press, Leeds, UK, and The Balm of Dusk Lilies published by the Jamaica Observer Literary Publications. In January 2020, her memoir, The Spirit of Clovelly Park: Learning and Teaching at Kingston College was published with iUniverse.