A reading from the award-winning Young Adult novel Gone to Drift
En Papillote is a series of readings by authors from the list of Papillote Press of Dominica, and the UK. Each video is introduced by publisher Polly Pattullo. Here, Diana McCaulay of Jamaica reads from her Young Adult novel, Gone to Drift.
What they say













Gone to Drift is a Jamaican coming-of-age story: realistic, often funny and deeply touching.”
– Pamela Mordecai













McCaulay’s prose is lyrical. A solemn adventure about resolve, loyalty, and family, that gives readers insight into life in a small fishing community and brings to light the dangers marine life face in the wild.”
— School Library Journal













The relationships between boy and elder, man and sea, crime and poverty all lift McCaulay’s first children’s novel into a different league. Beautiful.”
— Kirkus Reviews (starred review)













— Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books













— Booklist













– VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocate) magazine













Gone to Drift is a Jamaican coming-of-age story: realistic, often funny and deeply touching.”
– Pamela Mordecai













McCaulay’s prose is lyrical. A solemn adventure about resolve, loyalty, and family, that gives readers insight into life in a small fishing community and brings to light the dangers marine life face in the wild.”
— School Library Journal













— Kirkus Reviews (starred review)













— Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books













— Booklist













– VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocate) magazine