Barbados - Song of Night

Book #14: Song of Night - Glenville Lovell

"So the heroine of this evocative novel introduces herself to the tourist-woman lying on the sands of Accra Beach to whom she hopes to sell the dresses she is peddling. It is an unplanned encounter, but Amanda, the African American tourist, is not in Barbados just for a vacation. Nor is Night the simple, easy-going island girl Amanda takes her for. This is a meeting that changes both their lives."

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I loved this book. It's a coming-of-age story mixed with Caribbean mysticism. Cyan, nicknamed "Night" because of her skin, has a turbulent relationship with her mother. That's a bit of an understatement. And her father has recently died - hung, because he murdered a man who flirted with his wife. She's a social outcast in her tiny village, but she's determined to figure out a life for herself. Except tragedy seems to follow her everywhere. I can't say much more without giving it away, and I absolutely don't want to do that. The twists and turns are the best part.