Facing North: Tales From Bathsheba

by Edison T. Williams

Ten intriguing tales from the Caribbean island of Barbados.An antidote to the daily Farrago of celebrity lives served up by the media. this book celebrates the true 'homo ordinarius' and his response to personal, natural and man-made challenges.Reminiscent of some of Mavis Gallant's short fiction... The stories, all good reads, deal with serious current issues of ...politics, economics, race, sex, land appropriation and identity...these are hopeful stories...(Robert Edison Sandiford author of THE TREE OF YOUTH and other stories)(Edison T. Williams) is a story teller! He has the technique of gripping the reader from the beginning. (His) endings are classic Somerset Maugham/O. Henry. I have my favourites among the stories, 'Desmond Lola and Bassman' is fascinating...'The New Sybaris' is a riveting read... 'Island Man' is captivating... but I really loved them all. (Peter Laurie, author of MAUBY'S QUEST FOR THE MAGIC FLOWER and other books.)A well prepared potpourri lovingly served with gentle humour and a dash of nostalgia.

152 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 19, 2012