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Rema Under Seige
by L. Ashbourne Miller
The setting is the island of Jamaica in the West Indies. Although the entire country was engulfed in politically generated violence, the two main communities highlighted are Wilton Gardens, also known as Rema, and Arnettt Gardens, also known as Concrete Jungle. Both are situated in the general area called Trench Town.
It was an era that almost descended into civil war between the two communities and threatened to spill across the entire country. The main protagonists were the major political parties: the JLP (Jamaica Labour Party) and the PNP (People’s National Party).
Horatio Ward is a Jamaican-born educator and memoirist who turns classrooms into sanctuaries and stories into bridges.
I am Horatio Lancelot Ward, a Jamaican-born English teacher and author with a deep passion for storytelling and education. My bookstore, Horatio Ward Publishing, is more than just a place to find books—it is a space that celebrates Caribbean heritage, family legacy, and the power of reading to transform lives. Through my writing and curated selections, I aim to inspire readers of all ages to embrace knowledge, culture, and creativity.
The Story of Horatio Ward
From a one-room house on Tulip Lane in Denham Town to classrooms in London and Florida, Horatio Ward maps a life in three bold movements—Roots, Crossing, Becoming. In Jamaica, a boy nicknamed “Rambo” learns grit, grace, and the poetry of schoolboy football at St George’s College. In London, a young teacher confronts cold systems and warmer communities, finding his voice in corridors where accents collide and futures are negotiated. In America, a husband, father, and educator rebuilds again, turning classrooms into sanctuaries and setbacks into lesson plans.
Threaded through are the people who anchor him: Mama Marva, whose quiet sacrifices shape his compass; Sharon, equal parts steel and tenderness; Jilisha and Rhys, whose dreams keep the lights on; and the wider village—from Kingston bus parks to North London estates—who teach him that home is both a place and a promise.
Told with the cadence of the Caribbean and the clarity of a teacher’s chalk line, A Journey in Three Acts is a memoir about migration, manhood, and the stubborn hope that education can change everything. It is a love letter to family, to students, and to the belief that a child who reads becomes an adult who thinks—and acts.