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Rachel Manley launches latest memoir

Published:Saturday | May 24, 2025 | 12:06 AM
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Rachel Manley (centre) is flanked by (from left) Paul de Ronde, founder of Arts & Culture Jamaica Inc, Consul-General Kurt Davis, Aston Hall, associate chief justice of the Ontario Court of Justice, and Carolyn Goulbourne, president of Arts & Culture Jamai
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Rachel Manley (centre) is flanked by (from left) Paul de Ronde, founder of Arts & Culture Jamaica Inc, Consul-General Kurt Davis, Aston Hall, associate chief justice of the Ontario Court of Justice, and Carolyn Goulbourne, president of Arts & Culture Jamaica Inc.
Rachel Manley speaking at the official launch of her latest book at the Consulate General of Jamaica in Toronto on Saturday, May 3.
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Rachel Manley speaking at the official launch of her latest book at the Consulate General of Jamaica in Toronto on Saturday, May 3.
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In her newest memoir, George the Last, Rachel Manley chronicles her brief-but-interesting marriage to British aristocrat George Albert Harley de Vere Drummond. The daughter of former Prime Minister Michael Manley is a poet, author, and winner of the Governor General’s award for her memoir Drumblair: Memories of a Jamaican Childhood. ‘ George the Last’ is written jointly with their son Drum Manley Drummond.

The official community launch was held at the Consulate General of Jamaica in Toronto, in collaboration with Arts & Culture Jamaica Inc, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary. The organisation promotes the artistic and unique cultural heritage of Jamaica.