Junta

By Ken Puddicombe

Can an individual make a difference when powerful forces are aligned against democracy? Can someone avoid the stigma of his heritage?It is 1979. After an absence of over three decades, professor MARCUS JACOBSON has returned to Saint Anglia in the West Indies to take up a position at the university, where he hopes to use his vast experience and training to bring the institution into First World standards.Marcus comes from a long line of sugar barons. His father and grandfather owned the last estate on the island. His great-grandfather supplied labour to the estates in the lucrative slave trade between the West Indies and Africa and was responsible for several cruel acts. Marcus has suffered due to his discreditable lineage and is now hoping to bury the skeletons in his closet.GENERAL MARKS, head of the armed forces stages a coup within weeks of Marcus

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1497535581
• ISBN13: 9781497535589
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"