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The Swinging Bridge is a novel by Ramabai Espinet, published in 2003 by Harper Collins Publishing. In 2004, the novel was short-listed for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize in the category of Best First Book (Caribbean and Canada Region).*Savory, E. Read More..

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Description	The Swinging Bridge is a novel by Ramabai Espinet, published in 2003 by Harper Collins Publishing. In 2004, the novel was short-listed for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize in the category of Best First Book (Caribbean and Canada Region).*Savory, E. (2007). Interview with ramabai espinet. Wadabagei : A Journal of the Caribbean and its Diaspora, 10(2), 82-96. Retrieved from Espinet's novel focuses on a multi-generational Indo-Trinidadian family living in Canada, touching on a number of themes and topics such as gender identity and matrilineal ties. Muneshwar, T. A. (2010). (Her)stories written: The construction of identity through politics, culture and education in the novels of contemporary indo-guyanese women. (Order No. MR62293, York University (Canada)). ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, 155. Retrieved from (748832849).Ramabai Espinet is an Indo-Trinidadian author born in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago in 1948. Since she originally migrated to Canada in the 1970s, Espinet has divided her time between the Caribbean and Canada. Espinet received her Ph.D. from the University of the West Indies in St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago after graduating from York University in Toronto, Ontario. She is currently a professor at Seneca College. Some of her other notable works besides The Swinging Bridge include Beyond the Kalapani, The Princess of Spadina, and Ninja's Carnival.Budhu, Reshma. “Ramabai Espinet : Section15.ca.” Ramabai Espinet :: Section15.ca. Section15.ca, 09 Dec. 1997. Web. 20 Apr. 2014. <http://section15.ca/features/people/1997/12/09/ramabai_espinet/>.
Description	The Swinging Bridge is a novel by Ramabai Espinet, published in 2003 by Harper Collins Publishing. In 2004, the novel was short-listed for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize in the category of Best First Book (Caribbean and Canada Region).*Savory, E. (2007). Interview with ramabai espinet. Wadabagei : A Journal of the Caribbean and its Diaspora, 10(2), 82-96. Retrieved from Espinet's novel focuses on a multi-generational Indo-Trinidadian family living in Canada, touching on a number of themes and topics such as gender identity and matrilineal ties. Muneshwar, T. A. (2010). (Her)stories written: The construction of identity through politics, culture and education in the novels of contemporary indo-guyanese women. (Order No. MR62293, York University (Canada)). ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, 155. Retrieved from (748832849).Ramabai Espinet is an Indo-Trinidadian author born in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago in 1948. Since she originally migrated to Canada in the 1970s, Espinet has divided her time between the Caribbean and Canada. Espinet received her Ph.D. from the University of the West Indies in St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago after graduating from York University in Toronto, Ontario. She is currently a professor at Seneca College. Some of her other notable works besides The Swinging Bridge include Beyond the Kalapani, The Princess of Spadina, and Ninja's Carnival.Budhu, Reshma. “Ramabai Espinet : Section15.ca.” Ramabai Espinet :: Section15.ca. Section15.ca, 09 Dec. 1997. Web. 20 Apr. 2014. <http://section15.ca/features/people/1997/12/09/ramabai_espinet/>.

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