Palmyra

I used to think the past was dead and gone that time erased memories ...<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />A part coming-of-age story part Gothic mystery Palmyra conjures a world teeming with divided loyalties family secrets and ambition.