Author: Joy Walcott-Francis, PhD : In this intriguing story, the author brings readers on her journey of being uprooted from all that she had come to know and love, forced to acclimatize to a new and different life in the country, she yearned to return to the city – to make something of herself – to make her mom proud. Rich with humour and emotion, Cocktails, Cappuccino, and Courage vividly captures the moments of joy, pain, and frustration of the author as she attempts to overcome the challenges that life throws at her.
Caught between cultural and societal expectations of her and the desire to live life on her own terms, Joy skillfully weaves through different moments of time to creatively capture and represent her quest in searching for an ever-so elusive success. It is a telling story of tenacity that reminds us to take life in strides, to appreciate every moment in every day, never sweat the small stuff and more importantly, to do our best to live our lives without regrets.
Bio
Dr. Joy Walcott-Francis was born in Jamaica where she spent her childhood and most of her adult life, except for instances when engaged in academic pursuits or other short-mid term experiential opportunities.
An educator at heart, Joy holds a PhD in Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies and has an interest in areas of feminism, gender, race, and health. Dr. Walcott-Francis has a passion for putting pen to paper on short pieces of writing that centre cultural understandings, from which readers can make meaning. When not doing that, Joy works fulltime as the Director, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at a post-secondary institution in Vancouver, Canada.
Joy has written op-ed pieces for The Afro News. Cocktails, Cappuccino and Courage: Because It Takes A Lot! is Joy’s first book publication.
Cocktails, Cappuccino and Courage: Because It Takes A Lot! is available for purchase on Amazon
