Bertram Francis is a British West Indian who has spent the last twenty years away from the Caribbean. Now Independence is looming and he is going back to see the end of colonial rule. But the visit is not the nostalgic homecoming he expected and he finds himself an outsider in a place he thought was home. 'Caryl Phillips has proved himself among the best and most productive writers of his generation.' New York Times
| ISBN: | 9780571196791 |
| Publication date: | 18th January 1999 |
| Author: | Caryl Phillips |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber an imprint of Faber and Faber |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 158 pages |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction |