Book excerpt: Underpinned by common Jamaican themes, A Jamaican Storyteller's Tale is the story of a young man intent on saving an aspect of his heritage that is dying - storytelling. Heavily influenced by his father's skill at relating these stories, he comes face to face with the possibility of losing his heritage when his family migrates. Lorrimer Burford merges traditional Jamaican tales with the story of this young man to create a unique synthesis.