Diana Lowe and Joy Lowe are a mother and daughter from the UK who share a passion for history and their homeland. They write books about Jamaica and Jamaica's colonial past and they promote diversity, Caribbean culture and heritage. In their work, they focus on themes of togetherness and unity, emphasising the strength that comes from diverse communities uniting in the face of adversity and injustice.
Joy is of Jamaican descent and Diana is of Jamaican and Guyanese descent. They are both second-generation Windrush descendants.
The Lowes have a strong sense of community, which has intensified following the Hurricane Melissa disaster that has impacted the lives of many people in Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean.
Their debut novel, Love That Made a Difference, is inspired by a true story. In this novel, which blends fact with fiction, the stakes are high and danger lurks everywhere. The central characters, Thomas and Charlotte Pitter, must navigate the complexities of their nineteenth-century interracial romance while confronting the harsh realities of their time and environment. Faced with many difficult choices, the fate of the entire plantation is in their hands.
Interesting fact:
Diana Lowe and Joy Lowe are distantly related to the famous author and highly respected medieval scholar M. R. James.
Montague Rhodes James OM FBA (1 August 1862 – 12 June 1936), who wrote under the pen name M. R. James, served as the provost of King's College, Cambridge, and of Eton, as well as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge.
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