Title: The wine of astonishment
First published: 1982
Description: This novel is set in Trinidad and explores the legacy of colonialism and slavery. The events are told from the point of view of a middle aged peasant woman named Eva. The characters of Bee the religious leader of the spiritual Baptist church in a rural village and Bolo who is disgusted that his people will not act against the Colonial Government controlling Trinidad chooses to intimidate and rob his fellow islanders.
Subjects: Fiction, Fiction, general, Trinidadian and Tobagonian fiction, Caribbean fiction (English)
Places: Trinidad and Tobago
People: Ivan Morton, Bee Dorcas, Eva, Prince, Bolo
Time periods: 1917