Abigail Satnarine

Under the Demerara Sun Abigail Satnarine

Under the Demerara Sun: A Memoir of My Childhood in Guyana, is an electrifying narrative that details the life of a child growing up in the late 1970s and 80s in Guyana before emigrating to the United States in 1987. It is a lively account that will evoke a sense of childhood, elicit an air of nostalgia and awaken your senses to the music, food, people, beauty and culture of a country not yet fully explored on the literary scene. It also touches on the infamous Jonestown Massacre, the rising political and racial tensions that occurred during that era and the economic decline that ensued after the death of Guyana's president, Forbes Burnham.