Son Rising

About the Book

Dexter painfully listens to his father’s last words. “I am dying a sad man . . . You have broken my heart. I always knew you were one of them.” Even at eighteen, Dexter still has no clue as to what his father is talking about. He is puzzled why it feels like his father increasingly hates him no matter how hard he wants to please him. And why does his father keep calling him Nancy?

About the Author

Wendy Crawford-Daniel is a leading Caribbean Social Scientist, who uses her training to research socio-cultural issues that affect the day-to-day life of the people of the Caribbean. Born and educated in Grenada, she later advanced her academic and research skills at The University of the West Indies, Jamaica; Polisher Research Institute; The Multicultural Training and Research Institute and Temple University in Philadelphia, where she earned a Ph.D. in Sociology. Wendy brilliantly engages difficult sociological concepts and controversial socio-cultural issues in a non-threatening, captivating manner, to convey knowledge, stimulate critical thinking, promote social justice and harness greater appreciation and respect for the diversities in society. In Son Rising she boldly engages the issue of sexuality which is almost taboo in her homophobic, Christian conservative Caribbean. Her profound writing appeals to the best of humanity to respectfully embrace differences and the many forms of diversity in our world. Wendy Crawford-Daniel is also author of Unveiling Island Passion, a celebration of the rich cultural heritage of her island nation – Grenada.