Peter Gardner, a white scientist from England, is exiled after performing dangerous experiments on patients. He flees with his beautiful young daughter, Virginia, to the Caribbean, where he raises her in isolation among few people—all natives. One of those natives is Carlos, a young boy of mixed-race. Virginia and Carlos develop a forbidden friendship, which later blooms into a love that binds them above all cultural, racial, and paternal resistance. This is a touching love story and a haunting coming-of-age tale.
Elizabeth Nunez
is the author of various novels, including Discretion,
Bruised Hibiscus, Grace, and Prospero’s Daughter. Born in Trinidad, Nunez is a CUNY
Distinguished Professor of English at Medgar Evers College of the City University
of New York, as well as the winner of an American Book Award. She lives in
Amityville, New York.View all by Elizabeth Nunez
