Barbados, 1962. Lost soul Iapetus is driven mad after witnessing his father's death at the hands of his mother. Seventeen years later, Iapetus's son Atlas must choose between his desire to flee the island and his loyalty to his uncle. Time passes and Atlas' daughter Calypso is desperate to avoid being trapped in a life of drudgery. In 2019, Calypso's son, Nautilus, is on a path of self-destruction as he grapples with his fatherless condition and his mixed-race identity. Loosely inspired by Greek mythology, this is a novel about the echo of deep - and sometimes tragic - love and the ways a family's past can haunt its future.
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