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2000s: Someone looking into the past finds that the past is looking into her
The Turtle Run
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Becky has lost her job and her direction in life so is thrilled when she gets the chance to go to Barbados and research the exiled Monmouth rebels. But paradise isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be. The old plantation house there may be beautiful but the locals are unfriendly. She becomes interested to the point of obsession about looking into the place and one of the rebel descendants, who still works the same land as his ancestors, begins to get a hold on her mind.
Is she living in a fantasy, or is this really an island of long memories? She soon finds that she is not the only one being led by the past…
Travel Guide
Barbados
Westbury is the largest most crowded cemetery in Barbados and once a plantation was located here in the north of Bridgetown on Westbury Road. This is just one of the places which seems to have inspired the story as the history of the island is evoked with panache and excellence
There is a lot to this story – not just one girl’s search into the issues surrounding white slavery in the 17th century, but the flora and fauna comes to life too.
“It was a magnificent day and the road they took towards Bridgetown would its way pas the now familiar fields of sugar cane. Edging the field arching manes of some platinum-coloured grass rippled gloriously in the sunlight, The lanes they were bowling along bore delicious names like Featherbed Lane, Pie Corner or Cow Watering Place. She read them out as they flew past for their mutual amusement”
Somerset
Research into the Monmouth rebels and the story behind Becky’s search really starts here at the Somerset Heritage centre and the story of the Battle of Sedgemoor. This is a true story as many people from here were transported to Barbados. The story continues here..
Booktrail Boarding Pass Information: The Turtle Run
Author/Guide: Marie Evelyn Destination: Barbados Departure Time: 2000s
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