Marshall Sarjeant is born at the beginning of the 20th century in Paradise, Jamaica. As a young man, he is entrusted with a mythical quest to overcome a curse that has been put on his family. He must do this by returning to Africa from where family members were brought as slaves.
Marshall's journey is a long, taking him first to wartime Liverpool and then, London where he marries and mixes with a clubland crowd of gamblers, musicians and politicians. In Africa, he finds a continent in the turbulent throes of attempting to escape a colonial past. Returning to Paradise, Marshall's life turns full circle in his epic mission to defeat the duppy, or ghost that started him on his voyage.
- ISBN13 9781913109035
- Publish Date 29 October 2020 (first published 15 June 1998)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher HopeRoad Publishing Ltd
- Imprint Small Axes
- Format Paperback
- Pages 352
- Language English