![]() Page count varies on each edition/reprint Set against the turbulent backdrop of a country on the cusp of a new era, Gloria is an enthralling and illuminating story of love and redemption. ![]() Sybil kindles in Gloria a fire of social justice which will propel her to Cuba and a personal and political awakening that she must reconcile with the realities of her life, her love of Jamaica and a past that is never far behind her. As all around them the city convulses with political change, Glorias desperation and striking beauty lead her to Sybil and Beryl, and a house of ill-repute where she meets Yang Pao, a Kingston racketeer whose destiny becomes irresistibly bound with her own. She and her younger sister flee their hometown to forge a new life in Kingston. Gloria Campbell is sixteen years old when a single violent act changes her life forever. ![]()
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