Description
I used to think the past was dead and gone, that time erased memories ...
An unexpected visitor to a cocoa estate on the island of Trinidad triggers buried memories of the mysterious deaths that plagued a prosperous French Creole family who once lived there. Now a near ruin, the once "Great House" was where Joe, the housekeeper's precocious eleven-year-old son, bore witness to half-understood incidents and undercurrents in the lives of its residents. Decades later, his reawakened memories begin with the arrival of a handsome young stranger to the property-a catalyst which sets off a train of tragic events with consequences that reach into the present day.
Rich in historical and geographical detail, Palmyra chronicles a time when an educated elite rose from the ashes of slavery and indentureship to challenge the ruling white plantocracy and create an independent nation.
A part coming-of-age story, part Gothic mystery, Palmyra conjures a world teeming with divided loyalties, family secrets, and ambition.
Author: Karen Barrow
Publisher: FriesenPress
Published: 03/11/2024
Pages: 330
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.74d
ISBN13: 9781039195806
ISBN10: 1039195806
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Historical | General
- Fiction | Sagas
An unexpected visitor to a cocoa estate on the island of Trinidad triggers buried memories of the mysterious deaths that plagued a prosperous French Creole family who once lived there. Now a near ruin, the once "Great House" was where Joe, the housekeeper's precocious eleven-year-old son, bore witness to half-understood incidents and undercurrents in the lives of its residents. Decades later, his reawakened memories begin with the arrival of a handsome young stranger to the property-a catalyst which sets off a train of tragic events with consequences that reach into the present day.
Rich in historical and geographical detail, Palmyra chronicles a time when an educated elite rose from the ashes of slavery and indentureship to challenge the ruling white plantocracy and create an independent nation.
A part coming-of-age story, part Gothic mystery, Palmyra conjures a world teeming with divided loyalties, family secrets, and ambition.
Author: Karen Barrow
Publisher: FriesenPress
Published: 03/11/2024
Pages: 330
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.74d
ISBN13: 9781039195806
ISBN10: 1039195806
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Historical | General
- Fiction | Sagas