SLIPPERY OCHRO
by Kennard Ramphal
“Give them an inch and they’ll take a mile, states an English proverb, and so goes the story of Mohabir and Dularie when they allow Slippery Ochro and his wife, Phulmattie, to build a small house on their property. The setting is the rustic village of Canal No. 2 Polder in British Guyana, prior to the country’s independence in 1966. The residents earn their living from farming and working on the Wales Sugar Estate. and lead simple lives in traditional fashion. The characters speak in their local English dialect, which is skillfully used to develop the plot as the timeless story unfolds.”
MiddleRoadPublishers