Deirdre, the Wanderer: A Modern Picaresque; Part TWO

De: Jonnie Comet

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

By the age of 15, Deirdre has become unhappy at home. With a teenager’s optimism she hitchhikes down to the Bahamas, hoping to bask on beaches for ever. But she finds the adult world of earning wages and paying rent includes racism, sexual harassment and abuse– with the daily fear of being found out as an underaged illegal alien and sent back to a place she no longer considers home. Was it ever supposed to be this weird?

Deirdre, the Wanderer, The Caribbean Adventures:
Volume 1: Deirdre, the Wanderer, A modern picaresque; 10th, ‘Pyfrom Road’ edition, April 2025 - Part TWO
In Books 5-7 of the complete novel, a series of startling propositions at a stately home, on a deserted island, and in the midst of a major tourist city require Deirdre to forsake her adolescent innocence and, willingly or not, to expand her experience and her awareness of the wider world in which survival is at best a compromise.

‘It is nought but the fear of woman’s heart,
And a dream of the night, Deirdre.’
- Celtic faery-tale.

NOTE: this is a fanciful story and does not depict, suggest or condone real-life behaviour.
Moderately risqué content - sexual situations, alcohol abuse, drugs, impolite language, violence (alá BBFC ‘15’ rating).

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