Tabitha is an immigrant to Canada who escaped the violence happening when Guyana sought independence from Britain. When her childhood was destroyed by rape and incest, she developed two personalities: one embraced a victim mentality and the other a brave new woman determined to make her way in life. Despite overwhelming challenges and pitfalls, she is determined in her quest for happiness. She is intransigent—stubborn, inflexible and unyielding. Her story weaves together the birth of Guyana and its development through the early stages of discovery and exploration. Slavery is a part of the human psyche of all Guyanese: Africans bought and sold and freed upon abolition, followed by the the birth of another form of slavery —bound Coolies from India.

The fight for independence from Britain separates the races as one is pitted against the other. To escape the violience in a country divided against itself, the family flees to Canada. Tabitha uses her intelligence and her thirst for knowledge to redefine herself. How will Tabitha's story unfold? Will she be a victim or a trailblazer in her new country?