Book Release 

 KINGS-SVG Publishers, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, announces the publication of

 Caribbean Short Stories: Life Long Ago by Rosa Veeta (a pseudonym or pen name). 

The new book is a collection of fifteen short stories fashioned around the lives of Caribbean youths, particularly in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG)  in the nineteen forties, fifties and sixties. 

The story titles are: 1. My First Day at School  2.   Holidaying with Grandma 3. Playing Truant 4. Fun with Uncle Josiah Boyd 5.Childhood Pranks 6. My Step Dad  7. Growing Up Poor 8. Nine Days Before Christmas  9. Roger’s Wishes 10. Riding on the Bus Long Ago 11. Uncle Thaddeus and His Family 12. River Side Cooks 13. Change of Heart 14. Mocked Hangings 15. Some Parables.

In “Riding on a Bus Long Ago”, you will delight in the melodrama of those who ventured on to a bus in the early days, travelling from the countryside to the city in SVG. The author has used her vivid memories and experiences to craft out aspects of her childhood years.  Each story encapsulates events that took place in and around her life. Older readers are sure to find in these pages many nostalgic occurrences from their own lives. Younger readers are in for a delightful history lesson on the Vincentian/Caribbean culture and life long ago. 

   The author, who uses the pseudonym, Rosa Veeta, was a dedicated primary school educator for 39 years. She started writing from the age of eight. She enjoys nature and is very active in her flower and vegetable gardens (her favourite hobby). She resides in St. Vincent and the Grenadines with her younger daughter and her dog, Josh.

     The retail price of the book (paperback, 133 pages, ISBN: 978-0-9889556-0-8) is US$12.95 plus shipping and handling (US$3.50 in the US, US$5.00 to Canada and US $10.00 to the Caribbean and the United Kingdom, by airmail).
    To order, please send your name, address and payment (check
 or money order payable to Baldwin King) to: Baldwin King, P. O. Box 702,
 Madison, NJ 07940, U.S.A . You may also place your order through our 

website:http://www.kingsinn-svg.com. (Click on Bookstore). email:kingba@aol.com. 
       BOOK WILL BE MAILED TO YOU PROMPTLY ON RECEIPT OF YOUR PAYMENT.

   The book is also available at Amazon. com and in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, books will be available after April 15, 2013. 

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"Introduction to Chemistry and the Environment" by Baldwin King (2002)

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Ideology in Jamaica" by Cheryl L. A. King (2003)

"Search for Identity : Essays on St. Vincent & the Grenadines" edited by:

Baldwin King, Kenneth John & Cheryl L. A. King (2006)

"Quest for Caribbean Unity : Beyond Colonialism" edited by:

Kenneth John, Baldwin King & Cheryl L. A. King (2006)

"Home Sweet Home : Musings on Hairoun" edited by:

Kenneth John, Baldwin King & Cheryl L. A. King (2007)

"Pioneers in Nation-Building in a Caribbean Mini-State"

by Sir Rupert John with a new foreword by Karl John

Published by KINGS-SVG (2009)

"Timescape and Other Caribbean Poems"

 by Dr. Lance Bannister and Marcia Harold Hinds.

Published by KINGS-SVG (2009)

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"Spirit-Filled and Emancipated Living" by Laura Anthony Browne

Published by KINGS-SVG (2010)

 "From Shakers To Spiritual Baptists: The Struggle For Survival of the Shakers

of St. Vincent and the Grenadines" by Adrian Fraser. 

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"Caribbean Trailblazers: St.Vincent and the Grenadines" Vol. 2 edited by:

 Baldwin King and Cheryl Phills King (2011)

"Caribbean Trailblazers: St.Vincent and the Grenadines" Volumes I and 2 together edited by:

 Baldwin King and Cheryl Phills King (2012)

"Christianity and Black Oppression: Duppy Know Who Fe Frighten " by Zay Green .

Published by KINGS-SVG (2012)

"Caribbean Short Stories: Life Long Ago" by Rosa Veeta

Published by KINGS-SVG (2013)

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