Plantation
Description
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.
