HYACINTH

World-renowned fine artist, Synthia SAINT JAMES, pens her first novelette, a coming-of-age tale about a special little girl named HYACINTH. The era is the 1950s, when many families of color migrated to the beauty and promise of California. We learn about Hyacinth’s West Indian ancestry through the experiences of her mother and her grandparents, who came to America from Haiti in the 1930s. From their delicious island cooking to their traditional family values, they live as a close unit that protects and cherishes each other. Young Hyacinth discovers early on that her gift and her purpose coincide when she paints – and this will forever be her destiny.

About the Author

Synthia SAINT JAMES is a world-renowned multicultural visual artist and award-winning author and/or illustrator of 17 children’s books, several poetry and affirmation books, a cookbook, a play, a monologue, and two marketing books. In her recent book – Healers, Orishas, Shamans, and Deities: The Healing Art of Synthia SAINT JAMES – she shares twelve of her paintings created since March 2020 and healing inspirations.

 Synthia SAINT JAMES’ United States Postal Service stamp designs include the first Kwanzaa Commemorative Stamp in 1997 and the 2016 Forever Kwanzaa Stamp celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Kwanzaa holiday.

 Her paintings grace the covers of over 75 books – including the original international cover art for Terry McMillan’s Waiting to Exhale and Iyanla Vanzant’s Acts of Faith. But few know that her artwork has been featured in United States Embassies worldwide through the Art in Embassies Program since the 1990s. She has also created 17 commissioned paintings for colleges and universities and over 16 for non-profit organizations, including her recent painting “HER Vision for Empowerment” for PAI.org.