The author's mother met her father while at boarding school in Dublin and they married in Sligo, living above a chemist shop. Raised in Trinidad, the mother faced isolation in Ireland, especially during her husband's tours. Their marriage eventually broke down by the time the author was two years old, coinciding with political unrest in Trinidad, prompting her mother to leave Ireland for England, highlighting the challenges of cultural displacement and familial separation.
Born in Trinidad, my mother found it difficult living so far apart from her family, especially when my father was away on tour.
My mother was at boarding school in Dublin when she met my musician father. They were married in Sligo and lived in a flat above my grandfather's chemist shop.
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