Summer may be coming to an end, but that doesn’t mean leisure reading is out the window! First time author Marlene Rose-Clarke recently published her novel Miss Ivy’s Tea Room.The book is an interesting read, exploring the everday lives of multi-faceted characters who frequent the tea room. Love, culture and diversity are intertwined by each the characters’ stories, but mainly focus on the tea room’s owner Julia Horne and her daughter, Victoria.
Miss Ivy’s Tea Room has a quilt of characters, each with a story of adversity. They find solace in a hot cup of tea within the warm atmosphere of a tea room operated by the proprietor, Ms. Julia Horne. The beautiful Ms. Horne also has a story; born to Jamaican immigrants, she strives to accomplish the American dream through feminism, assimilation, and love. Her daughter Victoria Horne, a young, corporate executive is living the American Dream with resentment. At the tea room, Julia meets new and fascinating people; the one thing Julia and Victoria never expected to find in the tea room is love. Enter Charles Blackman, a former professional basketball player turned entrepreneur and Mason Green, a famous Broadway and television actor, each embrace the unexpected during turning points in their lives.
Jamaican born author, Marlene Rose-Clarke infuses pieces of her heritage throughout the book and resonates in a way that many Caribbeans who migrate to another country will find intriquing. Rose-Clarke resides in Connecticut and made her first book debut at the Jamaican Jerk Festival in Bridgeport, CT selling out all of her copies. She will be doing some book readings in the near future as well, but the book is available on Amazon and Barnes & Nobles. Keep up with the author via Twitter @MissIvysTeaRoom
Mikelah
Mikelah is a Caribbean Culture expert, curating the bridge between the Caribbean and its diaspora. A CUNY Baruch College graduate with a BBA in Marketing. With previous experience with Caribbean lifestyle brands such as VP Records, Tempo TV and JAMROCK Magazine. Currently serving as a digital marketing maven by day, while continuing to collaborate with Caribbean brands.
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