Tabitha is an immigrant to Canada who escaped the violence happening when Guyana sought independence from Britain. When her childhood was destroyed by rape and incest, she developed two personalities: one embraced a victim mentality and the other a brave new woman determined to make her way in life. Despite overwhelming challenges and pitfalls, she is determined in her quest for happiness. She is intransigent--stubborn, inflexible and unyielding. Her story weaves together the birth of Guyana and its development through the early stages of discovery and exploration. Slavery is a part of the human psyche of all Guyanese: Africans bought and sold and freed upon abolition, followed by the the birth of another form of slavery --bound Coolies from India.
The fight for independence from Britain separates the races as one is pitted against the other. To escape the violience in a country divided against itself, the family flees to Canada. Tabitha uses her intelligence and her thirst for knowledge to redefine herself. How will Tabitha's story unfold? Will she be a victim or a trailblazer in her new country?