Darren Hogarth

Errol "Pinky" Bowen grows up in a Kingston Jamaica ghetto. This book tells a compelling story of triumph and tribulations for a young poor kid and the country in which he lived. Errol strives to help his family, even as gang violence takes its toll on his family. As a youngster, he sells weed to support his family, but gets a big break allowing him to work in a recording studio while his grandmother finds a job helping a high society white family for a period. The book also goes through the music scene (reggae, dance hall), political scene, and the island's unique cross-cultural melting pot. It felt very authentic. As the recording studio falls pray to other technology, the local gang converts it into a bar, drug den, and eventually strip joint, essentially destroying the legacy left to Errol so he plots his revenge. When things don't go as planned, an unexpected savior intercedes. I recommend watching the video interview by a Jamaican TV person with author, Darren Hogarth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdGcsTz3ndU… (més)