Biography author c everard palmer

Writer

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C. Everard Palmer wrote a number of books for children, which were published between and Nearly all are set in the rural part of Jamaica where Palmer grew up, and depict a slower, more rooted way of life that has long since vanished. Palmer&#x;s works include The Cloud with the Silver Lining and The Hummingbird People. An essay in St. James Guide to Children&#x;s Writers described a typical literary setting in Palmer&#x;s juvenile fiction: The rise and fall of reputations, the feuds and the power struggles provide the plot dynamics, and each story culminates in a set-piece&#x;a hurricane, a fire, a trial, or some village festivity&#x;which re-affirms the bonds of the community. The stories have strong characterisation, racing narratives, and abundant and colourful detail.

Palmer was born October 15, , in Kendal, part of the parish of Hanover. Kendal, reached after a four-mile ascent u

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Cyril Palmer

Jamaican writer

Cyril Everard Palmer (15 October &#;&#; 16 June ) was a Jamaican writer.

Early life

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Palmer was born on 15 October in Kendal, Hanover. He attended Kendal Elementary School and became a teacher after graduating from the Kingston-based Mico Teachers' College. Before becoming a writer, Palmer worked as a journalist .

Career

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Palmer wrote over fifteen children's books in his lifetime, the last of which being A Time To Say Goodbye ().^[1] Primarily set in the Jamaican countryside, his children's book received critical acclaim for their "craftsmanship and sympathetic humour". He also wrote an adult novel titled A Broken Vessel ().^[1]

Later years and death

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Palmer emigrated to Canada in , where he remained an active writer and teacher.^[1] He died on 16 June in Mississauga, Canada, and was survived by his wife and their three children.^[2]

Recognition

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In , for his contribu