5/26/2023 0 Comments More by austin clarkeIt is in many ways a companion volume to the award-winning The Polished Hoe. Perhaps the most political of all of Austin Clarke's novels, More is a powerful indictment of the iniquities of racial discrimination and the crime of poverty. In spite of her circumstances, Idora finds her way back into the light with a courage that is both remarkable and unforgettable. Now that BJ has disappeared into a life of crime and gang warfare, she recoils from this loss and tries to understand how her life has spiraled into this tragic place. Left alone to raise her son BJ, Idora does her best to survive against very difficult odds. She has struggled to make ends meet and her deadbeat husband Bertram has abandoned her for a better life in America. For four days and nights, she retreats into a vortex of memory, pain, and disappointment that unravels a riveting dissection of her life as a black immigrant to Toronto. At the news of her son's involvement in gang crime, Idora Morrison collapses in her rented basement apartment.
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