A unique, intimate glimpse into the complexities of parental migration through the lenses of children left behind. Growing up with absentee mothers on the island of Grenada, three people recount their intimate experiences of abandonment, psychological damage and the attempts to reconnect with their estranged parents who migrated abroad for work.
Anthony D. Bridgeman
Natasha LaMothe
Melissa Jeremiah
A unique, intimate glimpse into the complexities of parental migration through the lenses of children left behind. Growing up with absentee mothers on the island of Grenada, three people recount their intimate experiences of abandonment, psychological damage and the attempts to reconnect with their estranged parents who migrated abroad for work.
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