There's No Place Like

Beatrice dreams of being discovered in Hollywood. And when her Aunt Mavis leaves her enough money to kick of Guyanas dust and fly to foreign places, its to California she plans to go. But her beloved Aunt knows her fantasizing teenage niece better than Beatrice knows herself, and California is the one place she may not visit. Instead, Beatrice finds herself on an increasingly incredible trip around the world, discovering both the strange and the familiar wherever she goes, Miami, Mexico City, London, Paris, Beijing, Delhi, Nairobi. She discovers true friendship in three young men who one by one join her travels: Irish rebel Sean, who is looking for courage; the Chinese juggler Christopher, who is looking for love; and little Deepak, who seeks wisdom. Beatrice also has repeated encounters with three amazing women: the serenely beautiful Linda; the motherly Wambui; and the dangerously psychotic Cynthia, whose machinations threaten Beatrices very life.


Genre: Literary Fiction