No one knows when their turn will come and they live heavy with anticipation for the day when Xavier ‘gave you what you needed, and that wasn’t just food: it was inspiration.’ Only Sonteine, daughter of Popisho’s despotic governor, Bertie Intiasar, appears to have been born cors-less. In return his cors demands that he cook a meal tailored to each Popisho inhabitant once in their lifetime. Xavier is the ‘macaenus’ – one who intuits the perfect seasoning and preparation of any dish. A gift, nah?’ One character, Romanza is capable of discerning truth from lies. ‘Everyone in Popisho was born with a little something-something, boy, a little something extra. This enchanted landscape is matched by the magic within each of its inhabitants. Popisho is a lush paradise with colourful bougainvillea tumbling through the fantastical scenery where plums are inscribed with poetry on their blue skins. In that ‘strange day, full of surprises and moments with sharp teeth’ we follow the fate of former lovers, Xavier Redchoose and Anise Latibeauderre. Leone Ross’s novel, This One Sky Day, might have taken her fifteen long years to complete but it covers only one day on Popisho, an imaginary archipelago that bears elements of Jamaica and Scotland, the lands of her dual heritage.
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