Moon on a Rainbow Shawl

Esther - If Yer Have Yer Head Screw On Right - No Matter Where Yer Go - One Night - Some Time - Yer Reach Up - Yer Touch That Moon. For The Teeming Populace Of Old Mack'S Cacophonous Yard In Port-Of-Spain, Trinidad, It'S A Cheek By Jowl Existence Lived Out On A Sweltering Public Stage. Snatches Of Calypso Compete With Hymn Tunes, Drums And Street Cries As Neighbours Drink, Brawl, Pass Judgment, Make Love, Look Out For Each Other And Crave A Better Life. But Ephraim Is No Dreamer And Nothing, Not Even The Seductive Rosa, Is Going To Stop Him Escaping His Dead-End Job For A Fresh Start In England.Set As Returning Troops From The Second World War Fill The Town With Their Raucous Celebrations, Erroll John'S Moon On A Rainbow Shawl Depicts A Vibrant, Cosmopolitan World That Is As Harsh As It Is Filled With Colour And Warmth.'A Brawling, Laughing, Bitter Sense Of Life Courses Through Moon On A Rainbow Shawl. Errol John Fills The Stage With People Of Flesh And Blood; He Communicates The Harshness And Tension In This Steaming, Crowded Corner Of Port-Of-Spain. He Writes With Such Warmth And Understanding That The Problems And Characters Of A Mean Backyard In Trinidad Assume A Validity For A Multitude Of Teeming, Troubled Places On This Planet.' New York Times