After her mother sailsfrom the Caribbeanto England to find work, Wheeler is left with her two older sisters, three cousins and two aunts.

She couldnt feel more alone. She longs for her mother to send for her as promised. Everyone tells her to just wait. But for how long?

In the meantime, she has to learn to get along as best she can, exploring the island with Donelle, making kites with Bounce, following the carnival through town.

But most ofallshe must avoidthe threat of her cousin Floyd.

Set during the mid-1960s on a Caribbean Island,issuesoffamily,migration and abandonment hangover Wheeler and herunknowable future.

A story of sisterhood, family secrets, and the sacrifices of love. No novel comes as close to this heart-breaking evocation of what its like to be a child left behind.