Arnold Ward publishes novel – “Dear Aunt”

Arnold F. Ward, prize winning Barbadian author and playwright has just published his latest novel “Dear Aunt” as an e-book on Amazon Kindle. His first and highly acclaimed novel “Knock and Wait” is also available from that source.{{more}}

“Dear Aunt” tells the story of a middle class, “high brown” Caribbean girl, Jewel Spencer. Her father is a city merchant with several small shops in the country. Her mother is a quiet housewife.

She falls in love with a lighter man (freighter), Courcey and their secret, innocent affair is exposed by the treacherous maid Wendene, who is secretly in love with Courcey. Her father is beginning to suffer financial distress because of the war and overreacts. Jewel flees in hurt and confusion, eventually ending up as a servant to Sir Ronald and Lady Courtenay.

Several years later, Jewel comes as a mysterious “Dear Aunt” to live with the family of a distant relative. She has been shifted from home to home for several years and is now an emotional wreck. Her interaction with the children in the family makes for interesting and entertaining reading.