Saturday 5 May 2012

The white woman on the green bicycle- Monique Roffey





This book is set in Trinidad in the mid-50's. It is based around a couple called George & Sabine Harwood who arrive in Port of Spain. George quickly settles & feels at home whereas Sabine longs for London suburbia.
The book is in two half's with the first part told from George's viewpoint starting from him as an old man, the second half told by a young Sabine. We all preferred the second part & felt it flowed better.
I found it fascinating to learn about the history of Trinidad & passed it on to a friend who grew up in Trinidad who thought the historical parts were well written & fairly accurate.
Not a real favourite but a pretty interesting read.

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