Is Anancy mek it happen

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In Anancy stories, the King, who was always looking for a fitting suitor to marry his daughter, would set difficult, almost impossible tasks, with the promise that the young man who overcame them would get to marry his daughter.

     In this story, wealthy Mr King decides to adopt this Anancy approach to find the right husband for his sad, lonely daughter who he keeps almost in prison in their mansion in the village. But he forgot that it is Anancy the trickster who was always the winner of the princess's hand.

     Mr. King announces that the first young man who could make Simone laugh would marry her and inherit his fortune.

     Many young men try, but Simone remains sad and forlorn until Cock Chicken, an upcoming  DJ, sings for her and gets her to laugh.

     But he doesn't turn up on the day of the wedding.

     How will Simone face this new disappointment? Can she continue live with her misguided father? Find out how she makes a life for herself and eventually finds her true love.

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A coming of age Jamaican YA story

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5.0 out of 5 stars Jack Mandora, mi nuh choose none! September 7, 2013

By Yaz

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Very well written! The imagery was incredible and I could immediately see this on HBO: Happily Ever After fairy tale series. The story was beautifully told and was written for any reader to jump into the pages. I laughed, I felt sorry for Simone in her prison and happy when she found success, and anger towards Cock Chicken (appropriately named). I quietly rooted for Clinton and I even empathized with Mr. King's dilemma of wanting to protect his daughter, but also wanting her to be happy. He really meant well...

I would recommend readers from all age groups.

I love how Campbell was able to take us to 'country' and then bring us back to 'town' (Twitter and these TV reality singing shows) I hope really she finds a way to put this into production! I'd love to see this in action...and that ginnal anansi bwoy Cock Chicken!

A new fairy tale awaits inside "Mr. King's Daughter."
Mr King's Daughter

Jack Mandora, mi nuh choose