From Rum to Roots

Fiction & Literature, Family Life, Literary, Historical
Cover of the book From Rum to Roots by Lloyd G. Francis, Marway Publishing
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Author: Lloyd G. Francis ISBN: 9780989216128
Publisher: Marway Publishing Publication: August 6, 2013
Imprint: Marway Publishing Language: English
Author: Lloyd G. Francis
ISBN: 9780989216128
Publisher: Marway Publishing
Publication: August 6, 2013
Imprint: Marway Publishing
Language: English
It is 1937 in Jamaica. Raised by an oppressive father deep in the countryside, Linton McMann toils in a rum distillery. Meanwhile, in Kingston, Daisy Wellstead encounters misfortune, trapped in an unhappy marriage. Seeking a new life they immigrate to the United States where they meet in New York, fall in love and start a family. Ambition drives them to start a business, selling roots tonic, a drink that Linton learned to make in Jamaica. In 1986, the drink is a sensation. Money flows in, but something is missing. Happiness is as scarce as freshwater in the middle of the sea. Wrestling with their past while living in a land of plenty, Linton and Daisy discover that the truth is the only avenue to happiness, 
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It is 1937 in Jamaica. Raised by an oppressive father deep in the countryside, Linton McMann toils in a rum distillery. Meanwhile, in Kingston, Daisy Wellstead encounters misfortune, trapped in an unhappy marriage. Seeking a new life they immigrate to the United States where they meet in New York, fall in love and start a family. Ambition drives them to start a business, selling roots tonic, a drink that Linton learned to make in Jamaica. In 1986, the drink is a sensation. Money flows in, but something is missing. Happiness is as scarce as freshwater in the middle of the sea. Wrestling with their past while living in a land of plenty, Linton and Daisy discover that the truth is the only avenue to happiness, 

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