Black Rock by Amanda Smyth

Black Rock

Amanda Smyth

The economic prose generates the heat and colour of the Caribbean and Celia's life is shaped by her intense longings, ambition and betrayal. A novel for those interested in relationships: the interactions between adult and adolescent, servant and master and the poor and the rich are all skillfully portrayed.

Extract
Mrs Maingot used to say that Roman Bartholomew could crawl under a snake's belly on stilts. Even then, I knew this was true. It
was clear from the beginning that he couldn't be trusted
Parallels
  • Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones
  • House of orphans by Helen Dunmore
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Violence
Explicit sexual Content