At home with Miss Vanesa - Estate of E A Markham

Returnees to the island of Montserrat are making a new life on a Caribbean island they call home. After all their time in London, Boston and Paris, their birthplace now presents something of a challenge. But when Miss Vanesa's artistic club meets on the verandah there's seduction and sardines, jacuzzis and world affairs to keep them busy. Nora, 'Fred' and Vanesa like to discuss the foolishness of men and draft letters to exclude undesirables. They ponder Arwell's dreams of a perfect marriage to Condoleezza Rice. And they ask how can Russell Trajan be so half-witted as to land up on a beach in Guadeloupe, then Antigua, to miss his father's funeral on another island.These playful, meandering perspectives guide the reader in a virtuous circle of travelling and visiting, hosting and being a guest.