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Book: Daisy McIntosh
Author: Roger Panton
Reviewer: Dr Glenville Ashby
Roger H. Panton’s ‘Daisy McIntosh is an unnerving tale set in Jamaica. Against the backdrop of rural living, decades ago, is an unspeakable haunting conjured by a culture where machismo and misogyny have laid siege on innocence and cowed the conscience of a community.
Panton underscores the stifling impact of culture on a society. That we are locked in step, submitting to twisted values, silenced and immobilized to act and effect change, is the overriding thrust of this compelling work. Sexual victimization and abuse of girls is a worldwide phenomenon and Panton has ably tapped into the very nerve of this wrenching subject.
But Panton delves deeper into this ubiquitous decadence. He carefully paints a vivid, dark picture of a social web that encircles and traps its residents, in particular, Daisy McIntosh. Truth and falsehood are indistinguishable. Rumours and facts interface, each losing its identity. Sordid fantasies are fulfilled by defiling innocence; incest loses its sinfulness; and naivety welcomes the impropriety as a sign of self worth. In McIntosh’s world, a seething evil is the norm and few are untainted.
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Daisy Mcintosh by Roger Panton
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (July 9, 2014)
ISBN 13:978 1497592698
Available: Amazon.com
Ratings: Highly recommended
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