Feb 26, 2024
Picking up from where I left off in Part 1, in this blogpost I would like to share more about the genesis of my upcoming historical fiction novel, Children of the Ocean God. After making a decision on the title, I felt ready to dive into the thick of writing –...
Feb 4, 2024
It crossed my mind earlier this week, with the upcoming launch of Children of the Ocean God later this year, that it would be helpful to readers to dedicate a few blogs to the back story of my first historical fiction novel. Hence, with this post I would like to share...
Jan 27, 2024
What an intense, emotionally charged novel! I’ve heard about Wide Sargasso Sea, by Jean Rhys, since I was a teenager growing up in Barbados. Somehow, it never crossed my reading path until now. The long wait was certainly worth it! Although I must confess...
Nov 12, 2023
As a native of Barbados, who grew up on the island until the age of eighteen, I feel I bring a different perspective to the experience of reading In the Castle of My Skin by George Lamming. The setting is not only familiar, but the dialect and the way of thinking...
Oct 22, 2023
“All these words from the seller, but not one word from the sold. The Kings and Captains whose words moved ships. But not one word from the cargo.” These words in many ways sum up the significance of the powerful message conveyed by Barracoon: The Story of...
Kiran Dellimore
