About this episode
The episode explores the impact of a neighbor's death on a small town's gossip culture in the 1970s.
It’s the 1970s in Beverly, a small town in Jamaica where everyone knows everything about each other and gossip travels fast. Fifteen-year-old Claudia thinks she’s heard it all… But nothing can prepare her for the stories that start to spread after one of her neighbors passes away.
Topics covered
- gossip
- death
- community
- 1970s
- small town
- stories
Keywords
- Beverly
- Jamaica
- gossip
- death
- 1970s
- community
- stories
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Beverly, Jamaica
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