A Boy Named Kam
As Mary Boland contemplates
suicide after her brutal rape by three crew members of the Pilgrims
Dandy coffin ship, she looks down and sees two black feet standing
before her. It is a boy, darker than anyone she has ever seen in her life.
She recoils in terror from
the boy, but gently, calmly, over many weeks, he earns her trust and becomes
her life-long soul brother.
That boy is Kamua Okafor
(Kam), the son of an African witch doctor. Kam has been abused by the crew for
several years after his village, Gabon, was raided by slave traders.
Kam watched as his mother and
sister were beheaded and his father was dragged in chains onto a different ship
headed to God knows where.
But Kamua has inherited the
brilliant mind of his father. Using common kitchen items, he transforms Mary
into the dreaded Irish Banshee. Utilizing inherent Irish fear and superstition,
she vanquishes the brutal crew and is able to bring life-saving food to the starving
Irish in the hold.
Yes, it’s good to have a boy
named Kam in your corner when you’re fighting for survival in a vicious world. www.jeannecharters.com
Shanty
Gold (2015) published by Rogue Phoenix Press www.roguephoenixpress.com Represented by Loiacono Literary Agency www.loiaconoliteraryagency.com
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