Lead Review

  • Book: Light Falling on Bamboo
  • Location: Trinidad and Tobago
  • Author: Lawrence Scott

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We see what Cazabon sees, the landscapes of a ravishing island, the people who make up this mestizaje society. And we hear the cadences of Trinidad’s language. The characters speak in English, French, patois and the local English creole. Nothing, not even the language, is simple….Scott, born on a sugar estate, knows this society intimately and paints this world with skill and grace. The Independent

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