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Moon on a Rainbow Shawl by Errol John depicts the vibrant, cosmopolitan of Port-of-Spain, Trinidad - a world that is as harsh as it is filled with colour and warmth.

Esther - if yer have yer head screw on right - No matter where yer go - One night - some time - Yer reach up - yer touch that moon.

For the teeming populace of Old Mack''s cacophonous yard in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, it''s a cheek by jowl existence lived out on a sweltering public stage. Snatches of calypso compete with hymn tunes, drums and street cries as neighbours drink, brawl, pass judgment, make love, look out for each other and crave a better life. But Ephraim is no dreamer and nothing, not even the seductive Rosa, is going to stop him escaping his dead-end job for a fresh start in England.

Set as returning troops from the Second World War fill the town with their raucous celebrations, Erroll John''s Moon on a Rainbow Shawl depicts a vibrant, cosmopolitan world tha

Moon on a Rainbow Shawl

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      Publisher Faber & Faber
      Published 16 February 2012
      ISBN-13 9780571290109
      978-0571290109
      ISBN-10 0571290108
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      Book Synopsis

      Moon on a Rainbow Shawl by Errol John depicts the vibrant, cosmopolitan of Port-of-Spain, Trinidad - a world that is as harsh as it is filled with colour and warmth.

      Esther - if yer have yer head screw on right - No matter where yer go - One night - some time - Yer reach up - yer touch that moon.

      For the teeming populace of Old Mack''s cacophonous yard in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, it''s a cheek by jowl existence lived out on a sweltering public stage. Snatches of calypso compete with hymn tunes, drums and street cries as neighbours drink, brawl, pass judgment, make love, look out for each other and crave a better life. But Ephraim is no dreamer and nothing, not even the seductive Rosa, is going to stop him escaping his dead-end job for a fresh start in England.

      Set as returning troops from the Second World War fill the town with their raucous celebrations, Erroll John''s Moon on a Rainbow Shawl depicts a vibrant, cosmopolitan world tha

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