ABSTRACT
Calvin Johnson left Jamaica and came to live in London twenty years ago. His father, a mason, died soon after Calvin left, but his mother still lives in the family home in Spanish Town, near the capital Kingston, with his sisters. Family life was harmonious, but as a boy Calvin was always getting into trouble at school. Although intelligent he never seemed to concentrate on anything for very long. He was teased by teachers and pupils for being tall and thin, which made him look older than he was; he always seemed to stand out. Calvin responded by getting into fights at the slightest provocation and was eventually expelled when he was twelve.
