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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Unfathomable: And Other Poems. Book.

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Racing With The Rain: a phenomenon witnessed in the tropics. A fast moving rain cloud in an otherwise clear sky triggers a sudden downpour and people run helter-skelter for cover. Is it possible to outrun the rain Can one ever really escape the past and avoid the inevitable It is 1980: Guyanese born and Canadian naturalized CARL DIAS' life is unravelling. Due to differences built up over many years, he has split with Russian born NATASHA. He lives on his own in an apartment in Toronto but is experiencing regret about the separation and is wondering where his life is headed. And now comes news that his father, AUGUSTO has died in Guyana.Conflict seems to have marked CARL'S early life. Back in colonial British Guiana, he was an active member of REFORM, the left-wing ruling party. This inevitably led to a clash with AUGUSTO, a successful businessman and member of the business elite, a man with political ambitions in the CONSERVATIVE party. AUGUSTO has come from a long line of Portuguese entrepeneurs and is fiercely opposed to independence for the country under Reform. Adding to the conflict between father and son, CARL had taken a scholarship to CUBA under the auspices of the Reform party.Carl makes contact to find out who of his siblings will return with him for their father's funeral. His oldest brother JOSEPH, now living in the UK, is dead set against it-his wife and daughter were killed in the racial disturbances at Wismar in 1964. Brother THOMAS, now living in Florida, suffered severe burns in a bomb blast as he was about to go to the U.S for training in destabilizing the government. None of the brothers knows the whereabouts of JOHN, the youngest of the Dias siblings. CARL is going to be the sole representative at his father's funeral.On his return to Guyana, Carl is interrogated by Special Branch. They're looking for people who are connected to the RDG, a right-wing North American based group of expat Guyanese aiming to free their homeland from the President who, aided by a history of fraudelent elections, has been in power since independence in 1966. Carl denies being associated with the group but fails to disclose that his name is actually on the membership list, and that he'd been questioned by the RCMP. One of the members of Special Branch is WINSLOW, Carl's childhood friend who has connections to the dreaded X-13 group that ran a terror campaign. It is with all of this hanging over his head that Carl is released to attend his father's funeral.It's been sixteen years since Carl left the country and his return reignites memories of a period in which the political and social fabric of the colony collapsed into conflict and instability. This happened as the two main political parties REFORM and REPUBLICAN vied for power and the right to lead the country to independence. In the background, was the Kennedy administration applying pressure on the British government to engineer Reform out of office, and the CIA infiltrating the country's labour movement to create a climate of fear and uncertainty. It was during this period that Carl witnessed the death of brother JAMES and saw the virtual destruction of the commercial district of the Capital due to arson and riots.Carl's past catches up with him when Special Branch discovers his tenuous links to the group planning the revolution. And they come looking for him after his father's funeral. Carl has to go underground and plan an exit through a Backtracking system that many Guyanese have resorted to in order to flee the country. But, before he is able to make his exit, he is picked up by Winslow and taken to an undisclosed location where he is subjected to a rigorous interrogation to determine his connection to the RDG. Carl fears that he will never be allowed to return to Canada to be reconciled with Natasha and his two children.In the end, help comes from an unexpected source.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Can an individual make a difference when powerful forces are aligned against democracy? Can someone avoid the stigma of his heritage?It is 1979. After an absence of over three decades, professor MARCUS JACOBSON has returned to Saint Anglia in the West Indies to take up a position at the university, where he hopes to use his vast experience and training to bring the institution into First World standards.Marcus comes from a long line of sugar barons. His father and grandfather owned the last estate on the island. His great-grandfather supplied labour to the estates in the lucrative slave trade between the West Indies and Africa and was responsible for several cruel acts. Marcus has suffered due to his discreditable lineage and is now hoping to bury the skeletons in his closet.GENERAL MARKS, head of the armed forces stages a coup within weeks of Marcus' arrival. The General is power hungry and sees himself as head of a re-federated West Indies. His Aide, CAPTAIN STEVENSON, key to the coup, is promoted to Colonel for services rendered. Marks, however, is only vaguely aware of Stevenson's devious nature, which includes the recruitment of THE REVEREND, previously of Jonestown, Guyana infamy. Mark's coup is successful and he moves swiftly to consolidate his power. However, opposition mounts unexpectedly from different factions. CLARENCE BAPTISTE, an expat, owner of the Gleaner newspaper, once fiercely critical of the deposed corrupt government, is now determined to oppose the Junta and maintain the independence of his newspaper. Melanie, president of the student union, is one of the most vocal critics; she leads the students in a protest march. Opposition also comes from FATHER BERT, someone who believes Liberation Theology concepts should be implemented to reform the church and solve the economic disparity so prevalent in many Caribbean islands. He has ho hesitation in joining the opposition.Melanie gains the support of Father Bert and her fellow students for a protest march. They make their way to Columbus Circle in downtown Port George, intent on submitting a petition to the military, demanding a return to civilian rule. Troops order the marchers to disperse. The Reverend's crew is in the background, stoking the fires of conflict. A riot ensues, people are trampled and many injured, a few are killed. Melanie barely escapes the confrontation. Father Bert shepherds students to the sanctuary of his church even though he knows he will face problems with the church leadership and the Junta.Marcus is reluctant, at first, to join the opposition to the Junta. He feels his heritage and long absence from the island do not give him the right to intervene. When he sees the brutality of the Junta in Columbus Circle, however, he joins the alliance in an attempt to force a return to democracy.But General Marks is furious his plan for a bloodless coup has been derailed. He worries that his and Stevenson's dirty-tricks campaign will come to light and he will be held accountable for the Columbus Circle debacle. He and Stevenson agree for The Reverend and his group to utilize terror and bring the dissidents in line. The Reverend is empowered to use his criminal gang to enforce the Junta's policies and maintain supremacy of the military.Everything comes to a head when Marcus and his co-conspirators are picked up by The Reverend. The Junta wants to know the extent of the plot, who else is involved and where they are hiding the students. The Reverend starts forceful interrogation of Marcus and Father Bert.Amid all the chaos and turbulence, Hurricane David strikes. Floods and food shortages result. A rumour spreads that the Junta has killed Father Bert and riots, arson and looting break out. The military has to intervene again but the situation seems to be deteriorating rapildy.Will Marcus and the conspirators survive the brutal res Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

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