A Caribbean woman, Eugenia takes the reader directly to her roots as in "Ma, I Remember," and "Memoryland." In "St. Michael Road," the village road in Tacarigua, on which she grew up, the author recalls growing up in her neighborhood, among her neighbors in those ole time days with ole village time ways, and ole time village architecture. Passionate about life, Eugenia delves into the ups and downs of love, pursuit of dreams, and self-esteem issues, but pauses to spend some serious play time with the children, in the section for the children. Finally, she bids her readers, Adieu, as she takes...

When beautiful Pearlie finally succumbed to the long illness, neighbors, stayed close to the family as funeral traditions kicked in. Wall hangings and curtains were taken down. Windows and doors were thrown open. The house was cleaned and cleared. The ice box for the body was rolled in. A repast of hot chocolate and biscuits was being prepared for the night-long Wake. Outside, under a tent, men would stay up all night building Pearlie's coffin.On the third day the funeral procession with the solemn, grand display of white, grey, mauve, and black will leave the house for the church and then to...