Unveiling Island Passion

About the Book

In this docu-novel an unlikely relationship developed between an island man from Grenada and a Kansas woman in the 1950’s. Both worked in Brooklyn and became casually acquainted until they vacationed at his family’s modest cottage in rural Grenada. Though mesmerized by everything Grenadian, his guest experienced disquieting cultural shocks. Every experience, pleasant and unpleasant, she diligently recorded including details of their slow moving island-style romance. Driven to socially construct her multicultural family tree, their American-born granddaughter visited Grenada sixty years later. The flamboyant social life, intimacy and intense spicy aura captivated her and like her grandmother she too was inescapably “Caribbeanized.”

About the Author

Wendy Crawford-Daniel Born in Grenada she attained a Bachelors and Masters Degree from The University of the West Indies and a Ph.D. in Sociology from Temple University, Philadelphia. She is Chair of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences and professor of Sociology at St. George’s University. She has conducted extensive social research in Grenada, Jamaica and Philadelphia having gained valuable research experiences at the institute of Social and Economic Research in Jamaica; the Multicultural Training and Research Institute, and a NIH Research Fellowship at the Polisher Research Institute, in Philadelphia. This fictional novel is the product of a life-long fascination with the socio-cultural life of the Caribbean.