John Boy Lawrence is growing up in a tropical paradise, but things are not sunny. He is at the centre of controversy as the son of a married white landowner, Frank Weston, and his former employee, Lucille, a local woman. Sent to be brought up by his grandparents, Boy finds a mentor in his grandfather, Clifton, the model of quiet dignity who serves as Franks right-hand man. Clifton, a well-respected member of the community, strives to pass on his moral compass to his grandson. However, it becomes more difficult when Clifton finds himself at odds with his brother Randolph, who takes a more...

Beauty ~ Conscience ~ Creation ~ Hope ~ Earth ~ Time ~ Tragedy ~ Virtue ~ Glory ~ Consciousness ~ God ~ Happiness ~ Life ~ Love ~ Power ~ Reason ~ Sin ~ Terror ~ Pity ~ Truth ~ Tyranny ~ Vanity ~ Knowledge ~ Reality ~ Vice ~ Man ~ Music ~ Perfection Divided into meditations, tales and verse, this book considers the timeless abstract concepts that mankind encounters, and may awaken your own Moods and Emotions.

In the tropical countryside on the small Caribbean island of Albany sits the vast Trinity estate - home of the Johnson family for 200 years. Lionel Johnson and his sister Kate currently manage the estate and their role has been passed down through the family from generation to generation. Each year creates new challenges and over the years Trinity has changed immeasurably from a home into a small village and, after Lionel's death, there are plans for a town. The Johnsons pull together, balancing time, trips abroad and other careers and interests to keep Trinity afloat.This is a novel about...