<—Life as a Servant Olga’s Diary (Continued) Dear Diary Sydney: I got a letter from home. It had been sent to St Giles who forwarded to Miss Franklin who forwarded to Sister Pateman and eventually I got it. It was from Sydney saying he was coming to England on a business trip and would be [...]
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Sydney comes to London
Posted in Family Historian, Family History, Family Saga, History of my ancestors, tagged below stairs, Browney family, Olga Browney, Olga's diary on April 18, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Life as a servant
Posted in Family History, Family Saga, tagged Browney family, Captain Hurt, end of WW2, Olga Browney, Olga's diary, working below stairs on April 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
<—Colonel & Mrs Hurt Sydney comes to London —> Olga’s Diary (Continued) Dear Diary News from Home: I received a letter with a Christmas card in it today. It was such a surprise when Mrs Hurt handed it to me. It had been on a long journey. Matron, at St Giles, had forwarded it to the [...]
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Why I Wrote ”Olga – A Daughter’s Tale”
In 1994, my mother, Carmen Browne, was admitted to the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton in the UK seriously ill. As she slowly recovered I realized that had she died so too would the chance of my finding out about her past, her family in Jamaica and, of particular importance to me, who my father was information she had consistently refused to share with me. So I decided to find out for myself.My first discovery was that my mother’s real name was Olga Browney, born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica and one of eleven children from a close-knit, coloured Catholic family. A kind, naïve and gentle girl, my mother arrived in London in 1939 and lived with a malevolent, alcoholic aunt, intending to stay for only six months. However, world events, personal tragedy and malicious intent all combined to prevent her from returning home to Kingston.
"Olga - A Daughter's Tale" is based on a true story about cruelty, revenge and jealousy inflicted on an innocent young woman and about moral courage, dignity, resilience and, in particular, love. It is the story of a remarkable woman, who because of circumstances, made a choice, which resulted in her losing contact with her beloved family in Jamaica, until nearly half a century later, when her past caught up her.
What I discovered about my mother filled me with such admiration for her that I wanted her story recorded for future generations of my family to read so that they would know about this remarkable woman whose greatest gift to me was her unconditional love. That's why I wrote “Olga – A Daughter’s Tale”.
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