Jermaine Donaldson is a novelist whose books deal with the thin boundary between everyday life and extraordinary fates. His fiction is very atmospheric, blending haunting scenery, convoluted family relationships and the very subtle sense of magic that pervades like air. Donaldson has a talent of lyrical prose and vivid imagery, and the worlds she forms are timeless and at the same time very human, where each option matters and each shadow has a reason. Being born a passionate storyteller, Donaldson has always been intrigued by how myths, folklore, and individual histories become identity-forming. This interest is expressed in his writing, as he incorporates the elements of fantasy with feelings of emotional realism in order to create the stories that would touch readers on a number of levels.
Jermaine Donaldson is a novelist whose books deal with the thin boundary between everyday life and extraordinary fates. His fiction is very atmospheric, blending haunting scenery, convoluted family relationships and the very subtle sense of magic that pervades like air. Donaldson has a talent of lyrical prose and vivid imagery, and the worlds she forms are timeless and at the same time very human, where each option matters and each shadow has a reason. Being born a passionate storyteller, Donaldson has always been intrigued by how myths, folklore, and individual histories become identity-forming. This interest is expressed in his writing, as he incorporates the elements of fantasy with feelings of emotional realism in order to create the stories that would touch readers on a number of levels.
Jermaine is inspired by folklores, family history, and background secrets of the silent history of ordinary life. His works frequently start with one image, such as that of a village concealed in darkness, a word of caution by the grandmother, or the laughter of a child.
His novels are of genre of magic realism and fantasy on one hand and based on human emotion on the other hand.
The fact of inheritance, identity and destiny can be seen in such characters as Lilith, Lily and Reina. They are not merely magic characters but reflections of human experience- between ordinary and extraordinary forces that affect them.
His lyrical imagery intertwines with emotional richness in his prose which makes the worlds come alive and everlasting. His work is frequently characterized by readers as haunting but beautiful and whose stories continue to stick in the mind after they read the last page.
