You do not see the chameleon but he sees you, perched on the branch of the samaan tree whose girth you pause to admire; and just as you fail to see the chameleon an arms-length above your head, so to you fail to see Papa Bois, the creature with the ram's head and man's body staring from his abode inside the clump of bamboo growing on the banks of the dry ravine. He is hiding from you, for he knows, one glimpse of him would force you to shout "How Papa Bois get horn?" Read this book and you will be amazed at how 'Papa Bois get horn'. This book, like the rainforest of Trinidad's Northern Range,...

A dressmaker, Trinita Kalinda, with her family and fellow villagers embark on a quest to regain lands leased by the British to the Americans in 1941. With 99-year leases in hand, the Americans descend upon Trinidad and spread their presence Island-wide. Coleman Porter Jr., an American soldier, falls in love with Trinita and proposes to her. She accepts, and a wedding date is set. Unfortunately, before they could be married, Coleman becomes a suspect in the killing of a police constable. The homicide raises questions about other unsolved murders in Bittervillage, the Kalindas' home. Sergeant...