Pleasantview : a novel in stories
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Manley, Rachel, writer of foreword.
Published
New York, NY : Ig Publishing, [2021].
Format
Book
Status
Sequim - Fiction (Adult)
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Published
New York, NY : Ig Publishing, [2021].
Physical Desc
230 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Subtitle from cover.
Description
Coconut trees. Carnival. Rum and coke. To many outsiders, these idyllic images represent the so-called easy life in Caribbean nations such as Trinidad and Tobago. However, the reality is far different for those who live there--a society where poverty and patriarchy savagely rule, and where love and revenge often go hand in hand. Written in a combination of English and Trinidad Creole, Pleasantview reveals the dark side of the Caribbean dream. In this novel-in-stories about a fictional town in Trinidad, we meet a political candidate who sets out to slaughter endangered turtles for fun, while his rival candidate beats his "outside woman" so badly she ends up losing their baby. On the night of a political rally, the abused woman exacts a very public revenge, the trajectory of which echoes through Pleasantview, ending with one boy introducing another boy to a gun and to an ideology which will help him aim the weapon.