The Year of the Barbadian Writer!

The following is a review post from Ask the Nation - Barbados blog on Serenity Cove 

My fellow loyal sons and daughters of Barbados,  the Barbadian Diaspora and lovers of Barbados worldwide ...

This year, in the year of Our Lord 2011 we declare 'the year of the Barbadian writer'.  Over the past few years our singers, songwriters and musicians have gained popularity on the international stage.   Now is the time for our literary geniuses to get their just rewards.

We commence with a new comer to the Barbadian literary arts scene:  Cherylann Greene and her two-year old book Serenity Cove.  We are looking forward for more books and great things from this writer this year and beyond.  This romantic novel is Christian-based but don't let the word 'Christian' fooled you.  This page-turner is everything and more that you would come to expect from a romance novel and has gained positive reviews around the island.

Quick Overview

Serenity Cove is set in the Caribbean, between the islands of Dominica and Barbados.  The novel’s two main characters Jonathan and Sandy met in Dominica, where Sandy was vacationing and the story continues on in Barbados.

These two people were complete opposites in terms of personality and race (still a touchy topic in Barbados).  Sandy was a young, driven, black Barbadian woman with a stubborn personality with a few insecurities and Jonathan was a very handsome, easy-going white Barbadian-Canadian man with some issues of his own.  Sandy's friend Marky and the other exciting characters you would meet in the book is reminiscent to a box of assorted Cadbury chocolates (let your imagination go wild at that metaphor - enough said).

In addition to the link on the image above, this novel is also available in Barbados at Gospel Connections and Things Gospel stores island-wide.  Barbados, go out and show your support and telling the world how we do it '100% Bajan'.