Sunset on the Horizon

Cubah attends a loved one's funeral in Kingston. Ancestors introduce her - The Windward Maroons of Jamaica. Quao, at the time was the democratic leader. He was Cudjoe's, the leader of ( the Leeward Maroons' counterpart. The protagonist learns details of the 1738 and 1739 treaties signed between the maroons and British. The story has a number of themes, love, hate, war, peace and so much more. The tale delves deeply into the reasons Maroons 'had to' sign such treaties with colonial powers. This text explores decisions made in the 1700s and how they still impact Jamaica and its people, home and abroad, today. The characters and events in this story take a journey - one that represents, TIME PAST, TIME PRESENT AND TIME FUTURE.