Author: Lawrence Scott
publisher name: Tindal Street Press
ISBN: 9781906994396
In Aelred's Sin, Michel Jean, despite the Emancipation Act, finds his childhood home in the grip of colonial power, still marked by the legacy of slavery. Caught between the powerful and the dispossessed, Michel navigates the complexities of his identity as an artist enjoying the governor's patronage and a Trinidadian sharing wisdom with the locals. Domestic tensions and reminders of the past shape his experiences, from his half-sister Josie, the daughter of a slave, to Augusta, his flirtatious muse. As letters from his French wife and children hint at their arrival, Michel faces a complex web of relationships in a post-emancipation Trinidad.
