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| Transfer cover design by Creation Booth |
Reviewers love it! “Apple Gidley’s striking new novel captivates from its very first page,”
said Jack Scott, author, Perking the Pansies. “This is a deft
and well-crafted plot, effortlessly weaving its way through the
politically-charged uncertainty of the Danish West Indies and presenting us
with such authentic and credible characters that the overall effect is
seductive.”
Gidley, an Anglo-Australian author who divides her
time between Houston, Texas and Saint Croix, USVI, has revelled in the cultures
of the twelve countries she has called home, but now spends most of her time in
the islands. Her European heritage and love of history spill onto the pages of Transfer,
drawing the reader in as the main characters live their lives between Saint
Croix, London, Paris and Copenhagen during a tumultuous time in history.
“When I first decided to write an historical novel about Saint Croix, I
envisaged it around the transfer to America,” said Gidley. “But whilst doing
the research I came across Fireburn, the worker uprising in 1878, and thought
it an interesting and little-known piece of history.”
As the author worked on her first novel and the characters of Niels, Javier
and Fabiana developed, she decided to separate the storyline into two books.
The sequel, Transfer, follows the lives of the younger generation as
each plays a part in the islands’ history. The characters grapple not only with
the challenges of unsettled times, but with the clash of cultures and race.
“Initially Niels is like many young people - trying to find his way.
Fabiana, on the other hand, was born to be an artist,” said Gidley.
“Reading Apple Gidley’s Transfer, will give you
detailed insight into life in the then Danish West Indies,” said Michael
Keldsen, editor of Magasinet, the magazine of the Danish West
Indian Society. “What makes the book interesting is the story it tells of a
gallery of individuals, most of them from the islands with a variety of
national backgrounds, and certainly not with an insular approach to life and
mind.”
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| Author, Apple Gidley |
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