In the 1940 ‘s the film star Errol Flynn, who was well known for playing swashbuckling characters, landed on the Caribbean island of Jamaica. This prompted the author to weave an imaginative tale surrounding his time on the island.The book follows the life of Ida , a local girl, and her short love affair with the actor. It then follows the life of their daughter May . Intertwined with this story is the political upheaval of a country as it gains independence from the colonial powers of the UK.
Margaret Thomson gives beautiful descriptions of the island and of the characters whom they encounter as they grow up. A sign of a good novel is when the reader wants to learn more about the characters and how their lives progress, once the book is finished,. This was certainly the case with this book.
by Miss E.Batty
