Toronto, January 4, 2010 – An English professor at York University in Toronto has commended Grenada-born author and journalist Lincoln Depradine on the “details’’ embodied in his debut publication, “White Frock & Coals: The Story of A Community Called The Wharf.’’
  
 The book, social history with a political subtext, relates the stories of people and events in Grenada, and links them with some regional developments.
  
 Professor Diana Cooper-Clark describes the book by Depradine, a former York University student, as a “wonderful achievement.’’
  
 “I know much more now about Grenada than I did before,’’ added Professor Cooper-Clark, Head of English in York University’s Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies. She is also cross-appointed to Arts/Humanities and is in the Graduate Programme in English.
  
 The professor has won four teaching awards, including one given to individuals who “not only excel in the teaching of their own courses but also demonstrate an exceptionally high degree of leadership and commitment to the improvement of university teaching across disciplines.”
  
 Cooper-Clark has published two books and is completing a third titled, “Dreams of Re-Creation: The Jewish Diaspora to Jamaica”.
  
 Professor Cooper-Clark, in a note to Depradine, congratulated him on writing “White Frock & Coals Dust.’’
  
 “The details and writing were a real pleasure,’’ she said. “I hope you continue to write.’’
  
 White Frock & Coals Dust is available in Grenada, Toronto, Montreal, Washington and New York, and online at grenadamarket.com