Hannah Lowe's father "Chick", a half-Chinese, half-black Jamaican immigrant, worked long hours at night to support his family - except Chick was no ordinary working man. A legendary gambler, he would vanish into the shadows of East London to win at cards or dice, returning in daylight to greet the daughter whose love and respect he courted.
A poignant memoir of the author's father, 'Chick'. A half-Chinese, half-black Jamaican immigrant, he worked long hours to support his family, but was also a legendary gambler. The first work of prose from a respected poet. *Also appeared in May Buyer's Notes*