Plantation

It is 1639. James Stanfield, eldest son of Salem-based trader, Isaac Stanfield, leaves Bermuda on a merchantman bound for Barbados. He reluctantly parts from a childhood friend, who has just revealed her true feelings for him. He arrives in Barbados and discovers that another old friend has been taken as a slave and the concubine of a venal plantation owner. In attempting to rescue her James is captured and disappears. Despair tinged with hope builds as his family and friends seek to fi nd him. Plantation is a tale of romance and adventure on land and at sea. The setting is Barbados, the growth of its sugar cane industry and black slavery. The action follows James as he meets and has to contend with a wide range of unforgettable characters in uncompromising circumstances.