Born into poverty, abandoned by teenage parents, a boy dreams big dreams and charts his daring course. Despite devastating early failures, and against formidable odds, he sets out from the Caribbean on a treacherous quest that takes him on a journey of self discovery to the United Kingdom and, years later, back to his island home where he comes face to face with his past, and his future.

Lush, evocative, and deeply humane, this is an unputdownable tale, spanning decades, of hope and dreams, triumph and disaster, and the lessons of life and of living.