I have only entrusted my book to a few people, and I have tried to avoid family members. I would much rather be hit with the hard truth than to let myself be deluded.

      Here is what some of my readers say....

A fellow Grenadian and Professor of Creative Writing, Literature and Caribbean Studies responded...

      "I've read your chapters. I like them very much. I'm particularly interested in the use of language in our Caribbean writing."

      “I hear the voices. You have a great story and a tremendous sense of voice."

From a friend who compares the emotions Force Ripe evoked in her to those she felt while reading Cupcake Brown’s A Piece of Cake...

      "I just could not put it down because I wanted to know what happened..."

From a male reader with whom I have no connections, whom I picked from Face Book...

      "... I found it a fantastic read ... it’s my type of book... for me the dialect added to the feel of the book. I thought it was used enough to feel real but not that much that it obstructed. I think that if someone is attracted to the subject then the dialect will be fine and really adds a point of difference..."

From a publisher...

      "Although well-written, and appealing, I'm afraid it isn’t something we would be able to offer publication."