W. J. V. Grant

An inspirational Look at Slavery in Jamaica 1700s...

She was born and educated partly in Jamaica and England. Her research for

this novel drew her into the vast archives of the Trans- Atlantic Slave Trade

where she discovered that it resonates deeply within her own curiosity for history

and its account of the past. This story emerged to her with utter bliss,

Prompted by the fact that she spent part of her childhood in the birthplace

of two of the protagonist; appearing in the novel- Tessa and Rodney.